Three Sisters (1970)

Nutzer-Bewertung:

6.5/10   

Directors:

Laurence Olivier
John Sichel

Drehbuchautoren:

Moura Budberg (writer)
Anton Chekhov (play)

Premierendatum:

2. März 1973 (Finland)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post...

Plot Keywords:

Old Maid | Aging | Brother Sister Relationship | Clucking | Russia

Nutzerkommentare:

Superb cast, production; lousy sound

Besetzung

Jeanne Watts	...	Olga
Joan Plowright	...	Masha
Louise Purnell	...	Irina
Derek Jacobi	...	Andrei
Sheila Reid	...	Natasha
Kenneth MacKintosh	...	Kulighin
Daphne Heard	...	Anfissa the nana
Harry Lomax	...	Ferrapont the watchman
Judy Wilson	...	Serving maid
Mary Griffiths	...	Housemaid
Ronald Pickup	...	Baron Tusenbach
Laurence Olivier	...	Dr. Ivan Chebutikin
Frank Wylie	...	Maj. Vassili Vassilich Solloni
Alan Bates	...	Col. Vershinin
Richard Kay	...	Lt. Fedotik

Länge:

165 Min

Land:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Eastmancolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

UK:U | Finland:S | USA:G

Firma:

Alan Clore Films

Dies und das:

Alan Bates replaced Robert Stephens who was forced to withdraw through illness.

Querbezüge:

Bezug enthalten in 'Tess': From Novel to Screen (2004) (V)

Superb cast, production; lousy sound

A fine, sensitive filming of a fine stage production of Chekhov's masterpiece THE THREE SISTERS. A few of the actors are a bit too broad and stagey (especially the oldest sister, the schoolteacher), reflecting inexperience acting for the camera, but that's a minor flaw.

What's up with the sound? I rented the DVD and the sound track is terrible for a film from this period. It's hard to make out some of the dialogue, especially when a character turns away from the camera. I hate having to strain to hear dialogue, especially dialogue by Chekhov! It seems to be a recording problem. The film was shot on what seem to be massive stage sets. This family's provincial home looks roughly the size of the Winter Palace. I'm guessing the cavernous sets swallowed up and muffled the dialogue, resulting in the poor sound quality.

Aside from the deficiencies of the sound (and there's no excuse for such a problem in a production from 1970 -- fire that sound engineer!) it's a great production of a gently funny and bittersweet classic play.