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Three Sisters (1970)

Three Sisters poster
Original title
The Three Sisters
Directed by
Cedric Messina
Genre
drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 42m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three sisters living in a provincial Russian town long to return to Moscow, the city of their youth and happier memories. Their desires and disappointments unfold through conversations and daily life over several years.

tragicmelancholicslow-burnintrospectivewistfulrestrainedyearningnaturalistic

What happens

"The Three Sisters" is a television play episode of the BBC One anthology television series Play of the Month based on the 1901 play of the same name by Anton Chekhov. It features Eileen Atkins, Janet Suzman and Anthony Hopkins, This version was directed by Cedric Messina. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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