Anton Chekhov Movies

"Documents of the staging" of the play The seagull at the Orologio Theatre in Rome.

A luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his sister hopes he'll marry Sonya, the daughter of a selfish gout-ridden...

Omnibus film featuring early works by Chekhov

A local hobo carries a strange attraction for the women of a village, including the train conductor's wife Agafia.

Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov, this drama centers around a desire for revenge and the tragedy of a star-crossed love. After a general ruins...

"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 grandfather and his grandson go to a fair to sell a horse. A ranger and his vicious partner, Matijevic, follow them as they return home in order to...

The story centers around a small town entrepreneur named Maniram who makes a major profit by cheating people and selling them tainted food. His...

A famous painter lives in idleness in the estate of the landlord Belokurov. Once he meets a family of Volchaninov's living in the neighborhood, in...

A retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Elena.

A film about an unhappy man who catches his wife with a lover. He leaves to buy a gun, while plotting to kill the wife and the lover. Based on a...

Lyrical story about a young double bass musician who travels with fellow musicians out of town to play at a wedding in a summer house. A thief and a...

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 plague of civil war reached a provincial town, where several noble families were stuck waiting for a train. The joy of hope was replaced by...

Television adaptation of Chekhov's story about the spoiled widow Madame Ranevskaya.

A boy in Russia, circa 1900, makes a daunting trip from his home village to a school in the city.

Italian TV movie. Based upon a novel by Anton Chekhov.

This program features three digital short films by Asian filmmakers. Singapore veteran filmmaker Eric Khoo's NO DAY OFF (39 min) records the life of...