Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)

Directed by

Louis Malle

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

PG

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 95 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of actors performs Anton Chekhov's play Uncle Vanya in a dilapidated New York theater. The film shows their stripped down rehearsal without sets or costumes. It follows the characters' unrequited loves and quiet disappointments.

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What happens

Vanya on 42nd Street is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Louis Malle, written by Andre Gregory, and starring Wallace Shawn and Julianne Moore. The film is an intimate, interpretive performance of the 1899 play Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov as adapted by David Mamet. It is Malle’s last film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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