Drama ·Romance · Soviet Union · 1970 · 1h 34m

The Seagull

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Director
Yuli Karasik
Cast
Alla Demidova as Arkadina Vladimir Chetverikov as Treplev Nikolai Plotnikov as Sorin Ludmila Savelyeva as Zarechnaya Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as Shamrayev Sofya Pavlova as Polina Andreyevna
Crew
Mikhail Suslov — Director of Photography Mariya Kareva — Editor Alfred Schnittke — Original Music Composer Yuli Karasik — Screenplay Boris Blank — Production Design Orest Alikin — Production Design
Synopsis

Events unfold on the estate of Pyotr Sorin, which brought together representatives of secular society - actress Irina Arkadina, the host's sister and her lover, the famous writer Trigorin. Sorin’s nephew, Konstantin Treplev, in love with a neighbor girl Nina Zarechnaya, who dreams of becoming an actress, writes for her a play that she plays in the scenery of Sorin’s garden.

Mood & Themes
lakelove trianglesuicide attemptbased on play or musicalunrequited love
Key Collaborators
Yuli Karasik Director Mikhail Suslov Director of Photography Mariya Kareva Editor Alfred Schnittke Original Music Composer Yuli Karasik Screenplay Boris Blank Production Design Orest Alikin Production Design Ganna Ganevskaya Costume Design
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