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Vanya On 42nd Street: Criterion Collection
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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In the nineties, André Gregory mounted a series of spare, private performances of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya in a crumbIing Manhattan playhouse. These treasures of pure theater would have been Iost to time had they not been captured on film, with subtle cinematic briIIiance, by Louis MaIle. ln Vanya On 42nd Street, a stelIar cast of actors-including Wallace Shawn, Julianne Moore, Brooke Smith, and George Gaynes-embark on a fulI read-through of UncIe Vanya ; the result is as memorable and emotionaI a screen version of Chekhov's masterpiece as one couId ever hope to see. This film, which turned out to be MalIe's last, is a tribute to the pIaywright's devastating work as well as to the creative process itseIf. |
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