Sir Laurence Olivier Stars in Chekov's UNCLE VANYA, Coming to DVD Today
Kultur has announced the DVD release of Sir Laurence Olivier in Anton Chekov's Uncle Vanya available today, August 27, 2013.
Laurence Olivier's production of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya performed by the Chichester Festival Theatre. Olivier's production of Chekhov's masterpiece is rightly famous. In addition to following Constance Garnet's beautiful translation of the play faithfully and staging the play carefully (albeit in a traditional fashion), Olivier, who plays Astrov (the Doctor, who, as in all Chekhov's plays, represents the playwright himself) assembled a stellar cast of actors: Joan Plowright is a perfect Sonia and Rosemary Harris a subtle Yelena. The older characters are filled out by some giants of the 20th century English stage, including Max Adrian, Lewis Casson, and Casson's wife, the magnificent Dame Sybil Thorndike as the Nurse. Topping the list, of course, is a fine performance by Michael Redgrave in the title role. Olivier and his actors are able to evoke the classic Chekhovian mood from the opening and carry it through smoothly and warmly until the end. The result gives the viewer a gentle and bittersweet view into "country life" (see Chekhov's subtitle) and how people waste the gift of life with petty complaints rather than taking charge of it. This production is a perfect introduction to Chekhov and should be seen by all who love theatre. Title: Uncle VanyaStreet Date: August 27, 2013
SRP: $24.99
SKU: D4879
Run Time: 106 Minutes
UPC: 032031487994
ISBN: 0-978-7697-5033-0
Territory: U.S. and CanadaRegion 1/A More information on this release and other Kultur DVDs can be found online at www.kultur.com
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