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 |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chloe Obolensky | Costume Design |
| Production | Francis Granal | Production Manager |
| Directing | Maurice Bénichou | Co-Director |
| Production | Régine Guitschula | Administration |
| Camera | Jean-Pierre Rhachide | Video Report |
| Camera | Yves Nolleau | Camera Operator |
| Production | Michel C. Mombailly | Coordinating Producer |
| Sound | Marius Constant | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Michel Lemaire | Machinist |
| Production | Pascal Merat | Controller |
| Sound | Dominique Sutter | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Art | Sophie Cloquet | Set Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annie Hamon-Chrétien | Hair Designer |
| Lighting | Claude Ouf | Electrician |
| Camera | Bernard Girod | Director of Photography |
| Production | Micheline Rozan | Producer |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Gontier | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Peter Brook | Stage Director |
| Art | Nicole Aubry | Set Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrée Guiovaty | Makeup Designer |
| Camera | Jean-Marie Boniface | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Roger Loiseau | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Daniel van Cutsen | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Georges Storr | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Editing | Andrée Zicaro | Editor |
| Crew | Jacqueline Dancourt | Script |
| Crew | Lusia Lavrova | Translator |
| Lighting | Jean-Marc Languille | Lighting Director |
| Art | Chloe Obolensky | Prop Designer |
| Lighting | Jean Kalman | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Guy Queyrel | Camera Operator |
| Production | Daniel Martin | Production Manager |