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The Cherry Orchard

Play trailer Poster for The Cherry Orchard 2002,  2h 21m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 54% 26 Reviews Tomatometer 29% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
54% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 29% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Set in Russia at the turn of the century, "The Cherry Orchard" chronicles a noblewoman's return to her family estate after a five-year absence to escape troubling memories of her son's death. Lyubov Ranevskaya arrives home to find the cherry orchard in full bloom, but the finances of the estate are on the verge of ruin. Lyubov and her brother, Gaev, find themselves scrambling to retain a vision of gentility amidst a climate of huge social and economic transition.
The Cherry Orchard

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Critics Consensus

This adaptation of The Cherry Orchard is too tedious to hold interest.

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David Jays Sight & Sound Dec 3, 2002
One of the film's most effective aspects is its Tchaikovsky soundtrack of neurasthenic regret. Go to Full Review
Chris Vognar Dallas Morning News Jun 20, 2002
B
Ms. Rampling, still beautiful well into her 50s, has an earth-bound weariness and lively spirit that convey a life fully and tragically lived. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Perry Boston Globe May 31, 2002
2.5/4
Cacoyannis is perhaps too effective in creating an atmosphere of dust-caked stagnation and labored gentility. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 29, 2005
2/5
Steven Leigh Morris L.A. Weekly Feb 24, 2003
In capturing the understated comedic agony of an ever-ruminating, genteel yet decadent aristocracy that can no longer pay its bills, the film could just as well be addressing the turn of the 20th century into the 21st. Go to Full Review
Jean Lowerison San Diego Metropolitan Oct 21, 2002
Chekhov has never looked or sounded better. Go to Full Review
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Albus S Aug 30, 2011 This adaptation of The Cherry Orchard is a bit too tedious to recommend.
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Mihalis Kakogiannis

Director

Charlotte Rampling

Ranyevskaya

Alan Bates

Gayev

Katrin Cartlidge

Varya

Owen Teale

Lopahin

Frances de la Tour

Charlotte Ivanovna

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The Cherry Orchard

(L to R) Alan Bates as Gaev and Charlotte Rampling as Lyubov. Alan Bates as Gaev. Owen Teale as Lopahin. Tushka Bergen as Anya (2nd from left) and Charlotte Rampling as Lyubov (3rd from left). The Garden. Katrin Cartlidge as Varya. Charlotte Rampling as Lyubov Andreyevna. The Cherry Orchard (1999) View more photos

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Synopsis Set in Russia at the turn of the century, "The Cherry Orchard" chronicles a noblewoman's return to her family estate after a five-year absence to escape troubling memories of her son's death. Lyubov Ranevskaya arrives home to find the cherry orchard in full bloom, but the finances of the estate are on the verge of ruin. Lyubov and her brother, Gaev, find themselves scrambling to retain a vision of gentility amidst a climate of huge social and economic transition.
Director
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Producer
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Screenwriter
Mihalis Kakogiannis, Anton Chekhov
Distributor
Kino Pictures
Production Co
Onassis Foundation, Melanda Film Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 22, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$131.2K
Runtime
2h 21m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)
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