Uncle Vanya

Andrei Konchalovsky, 1970; 104m
Uncle Vanya
"The best Uncle Vanya I've ever seen. Woody Allen
Chekhov's masterwork about the breakdown of a family held together by a tissue of lies and self-deceptions is brought to stunning life in Andrei Konchalovsky's brilliant adaptation. The all-star cast includes Innokenti Smoktunovsky (Vanya), Irina Miroshnichenko (Yelena) and Sergei Bondarchuk (Astrov).

by Richard Pena