Vanya on 42nd street
Louis Malle / US, 1994 / 119 min.
In the early 1990s, theatre director André Gregory staged a production of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya in a tumbledown theatre in Manhattan. Louis Malle’s last film is an homage both to the creative process and to Chekhov’s devastating work. Chosen by Ivo van Hove.
Theatre director Ivo van Hove: “Vanya on 42nd Street by Louis Malle is the best theatre film of all time. Theatre is the realm of the imagination, and Malle takes this to the highest level. It is the ultimate play on film. You will never see a better Chekhov.”
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Director
Louis Malle
Production year
1994
Country
US
Original title
Vanya on 42nd street
Length
119 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
Format
DCP
Part of
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