La Cerisaie (1982)
The last vestiges of a family that has gone from cherry season to sorrow... Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocrat who, upon returning from a trip to Paris, must face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after defaulting on her mortgage. In denial, she continues to live in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the magnificent cherry trees are chopped down by the new owner Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda.
Director: Peter Brook
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Niels Arestrup as Lopakhine |
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Natasha Parry as Lioubov |
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Michel Piccoli as Léonid |
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Catherine Frot as Douniacha |
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Anne Consigny as Ania |
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Maurice Bénichou as Yacha |
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Claude Evrard as Epikhodov |
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Robert Murzeau as Firs |
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Michèle Simonnet as Charlotta |
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Nathalie Nell as Varia |
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Jacques Debary as Pistchitk |
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Joseph Blatchley as Patia Trofimov |
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Jean-Paul Denizon as Le passant et le chef de gare |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Adaptation |
| Directing | Peter Brook | Director |
| Writing | Anton Chekhov | Theatre Play |
| Camera | Yves Nolleau | Camera Operator |
| Art | Nicole Aubry | Set Supervisor |
| Art | Sophie Cloquet | Set Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrée Guiovaty | Makeup Designer |
| Camera | Jean-Marie Boniface | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Peter Brook | Stage Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annie Hamon-Chrétien | Hair Designer |
| Directing | Maurice Bénichou | Co-Director |
| Sound | Georges Storr | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Production | Michel C. Mombailly | Coordinating Producer |
| Crew | Lusia Lavrova | Translator |
| Production | Pascal Merat | Controller |
| Production | Régine Guitschula | Administration |
| Camera | Bernard Girod | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Claude Ouf | Electrician |
| Production | Micheline Rozan | Producer |
| Art | Chloe Obolensky | Prop Designer |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Gontier | Sound Engineer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chloe Obolensky | Costume Design |
| Production | Francis Granal | Production Manager |
| Camera | Jean-Pierre Rhachide | Video Report |
| Sound | Dominique Sutter | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Marius Constant | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Michel Lemaire | Machinist |
| Lighting | Jean-Marc Languille | Lighting Director |
| Directing | Daniel van Cutsen | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Roger Loiseau | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Jean Kalman | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Guy Queyrel | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Andrée Zicaro | Editor |
| Crew | Jacqueline Dancourt | Script |
| Production | Daniel Martin | Production Manager |