Overview

In pre-revolutionary Russia, Madame Ranevskaya returns to her decaying estate after an exile in Ranevskaya's dissolute brother Gaev, her insecure adopted daughter Varya and dotty butler Feers are as ill-prepared for the grim financial realities threaten their existence as Ranevskaya is. At stake are the estate and it's beloved cherry orchard, the pride of the extended family of aristocrats and freed serfs. As spring gives way to summer and memory threatens reason, the family must either find their footing in a Russia turned upside down or flounder is a sea of longing and doubt, a bittersweet luxury that they can no longer afford. Includes: interviews and trailer.

Key Details

• Format: DVD
• Number of discs: 1
• Label: KINO LORBER
• Genre/category: MOVIE, DRAMA
• Release date: 2/25/2003
• Available quantity: 0