The Anton Chekhov collection
(DVD)

Title from container.

Based on the plays by Anton Chekhov.

Features: three radio plays, five Chekhov short stories read by Ewan McGregor, Omnibus : Pennington on Chekhov, a visit from Vanya.

Platonov: Rex Harrison, Patsy Byrne ; The wood demon: Ian Holm, Francesca Annis ; The proposal: Harry Moore, Ann Robson ; The wedding: Anne Robson ; The seagull: Michael Gambon, Stephen Rea ; An artist's story: Patrick Stewart ; Uncle Vanya (1970): Anthony Hopkins, Freddie Jones ; Uncle Vanya (1991): Ian Holm, David Warner ; The three sisters: Janet Suzman, Eileen Atkins ; The cherry orchard (1962): Peggy Ashcroft, Judi Dench ; The cherry orchard (1980): Judi Dench, Bill Paterson.

Originally broadcast on British television 1959-1991.

A schoolteacher finds a woman he once loved while staying with friends for a weekend; a doctor is concerned about preserving Russia's forests; a farmer and his fianceé argue over their land and other small matters; a bridegroom plans to have a general attend his wedding, but events don't go as planned; a writer falls in love with an actress; a painter debates his role in life with a charity worker; a man taking care of his late sister's farm reflects on better times in his life; three sisters dream of returning to Moscow after eleven years of living in a small town; a family returning to Russia after years in Paris are told that they must sell their orchard to pay their debts.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

For private home use only.

Closed-captioned.