Anton Chekhov Movies

In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters and their brother live but dream daily of their return to their former home in...

A comic play revealing people's empty ambitions and meaningless principles.

Adaptation of Chekhov's play from the Chichester Festival.

An aging actor remembers his past stage triumphs and contemplates a dim future on the stage of an empty theatre. The film was nominated for an Oscar...

"The Apples" (1955) is the graduation film of two of the most important directors of the following decades, Iulian Mihu and Manole Marcus, and shows...

A Chekhov adaptation starring Michael Strong as Ivan Ivanovich Nyukhin, a lifelong smoker giving a lecture on the dangers of tobacco that gradually...

A story about a loser who was able to admit it to himself, and another who couldn't.

Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post. Olga...

The story of Nina, a young woman who dreams of glory and whose dream turns into a nightmare. The story of Treplev, a young poet crushed by an...

The funny story of fish lover Abdulali.

Shot in Paris in December 1958, La Sorcière (The Witch) is Żuławski’s student film and directorial debut. The story is based...