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The Cherry Orchard

2002

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Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews

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The Cherry Orchard

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Kino International | Release Date: February 22, 2002 | Not Rated

Starring: Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling

Summary: Michael Cacoyannis's screen adaptation of Anton Chekhov's timeless play about a Russian noblewoman who returns to her family's estate to find it on the verge of ruin.

Director: Mihalis Kakogiannis

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 141 min

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91

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

William Arnold

It's naturalistic, briskly paced and never overreverential. It's not a bit stagy, yet it manages to be dazzling theater. Read full review

80

The New York Times

Stephen Holden

What makes this Cherry Orchard different from almost every other interpretation (and makes it essential viewing for lovers of Chekhov) is Ms. Rampling's extraordinarily rich portrait of Ranevskaya. Read full review

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L.A. Weekly

Steven Leigh Morris

Cacoyannis lays on the atmosphere a bit thick with multiple repetitions of a lyrical Tchaikovsky motif underscoring unrequited love, one that is nonetheless beautifully rendered by pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy. Read full review

63

New York Post

Jonathan Foreman

There are affecting scenes, and not all of Cacoyannis' additions to the Chekhov text detract from the effect of its moving brilliance. Read full review

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TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

As thrilling as they can be on stage, Chekhov's plays have never been the stuff of great movies -- there's simply nothing cinematic about them. Read full review

40

The A.V. Club

Scott Tobias

Cacoyannis errs on the side of genteel respectability, sacrificing emotion and verve at the altar of good taste. Read full review

25

San Francisco Chronicle

Edward Guthmann

Alan Bates and Charlotte Rampling are the brave stars of this pretty but sterile adaptation of the Anton Chekhov stage classic. Read full review

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