Vanya on 42nd Street

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Andrei D @RT74856639 May 24, 2025 Wallace Shawn is very good but the rest of the cast is too theatrical and the structure too classic See more S R @ScottR May 22, 2025 I saw it since it was on the NYT 1000 movies list. It was a pleasant surprise to see a theater production in an old NY Theater on film. It is well acted and made. SLC DVD. See more lou l @RT60623808 Nov 4, 2024 Mise in abyme, ellipse, the most easy way to Tchekov, in my personnal case. See more Bianca B @RT50829015 Sep 16, 2024 Excellent rendering by legendary director Louis Malle- of the Cechov classic Uncle Vanya. All the roles played convincingly yet spontaneously in the modern setting of a dilapidated theatre - mirroring Vanya’s own dilapidated life . Unlike other reviewers I did not find the theatrical approach overwhelming . A gem to be ( re) discovered . See more dave s @RT68722908 Sep 8, 2022 Vanya on 42nd Street, an odd but faithful adaptation of Chekhov's play, is set in a rundown New York theater where a group of actors gather to rehearse Uncle Vanya. It's worth watching for a few reasons. It is the final directorial effort for Louis Malle, the great French director who died shortly after the film was released. The cast, featuring Wallace Shawn, Julianne Moore and Brooke Smith, all give solid performances. Above all, the play, about the complexity of family dynamics, is timeless. Out of fairness, the film is a bit wordy and may be off-putting to anyone who objects to what is essentially a filmed stage play, but it remains a fairly compelling story and should be of interest to most audiences. See more Irene M @igawel May 1, 2022 This reignited my love of seeing plays. It felt like he was a contemporary of Ibsen. found our way to it after seeing the film "Drive My Car", which is based on a short story that involves a production of the play. See more Read all reviews

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