The Cherry Orchard

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.

Director: Michael Cacoyannis
Director: Richard Eyre
Producer: Joan Edwards
Producer: Joe Wizan
Producer: Kate Edwards
Producer: Michael Cacoyannis
Producer: Roger M. Rothstein
Actor: Frances de la Tour
Actor: Alan Bates
Actor: Judi Dench
Actor: Bill Paterson
Actor: Katrin Cartlidge
Actor: Charlotte Rampling
Actor: Owen Teale
Actor: Tushka Bergen
Actor: Xander Berkeley
Actor: Gerard Butler
Actor: Michael Gough
Actor: Andrew Howard
Actor: Melanie Lynskey
Actor: Ian McNeice