Anton chekhov movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant anton chekhov movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, melancholic, independent film, touching and clever films and TV shows about / with anton chekhov, family relations, love and romance, husband wife relationship, couples, infidelity, couple relations, kiss, marriage and drinking alcohol plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, France, Soviet Union and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as anton chekhov: Dark Eyes (1987), Drive My Car (2021), Little Lili (2003), Vanya on 42nd Street (1994), The Seagull (2018), Three Sisters (2015), Winter Sleep (2014), Days and Nights (2014), Story of an Unknown Man (1980), The Cherry Orchard (1999).
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
At the dilapidated country estate of Anna Petrovna Voinitseva, a group of feckless Russian aristocrats whiles away a summer afternoon. Unbeknownst to their respective spouses, local schoolteacher Platonov and the wife of Anna's stepson, Sophia, ...
Style:
atmospheric, spiritual, contemplative, talky, thought provoking ...
Plot:
true love, midlife crisis, anton chekhov, lost love, spirituality, summer, russian history, destructive relationship, rescue, fall in love, couple relations, unfulfillment ...
Time:
year 1977, victorian era, 1910s, 20th century
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Italy, Soviet Union
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks filmed almost entirely in creams, whites, and ochers, the clownish and superfluous Romano Patroni leaves his wife's ...
Style:
romantic, emotional, touching, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
anton chekhov, impossible love, lovers apart, husband wife relationship, betrayal, love, literary, femininity, love story, european, circus, family relations ...
Time:
year 1987, turn of the century, 1900s
Place:
ussr, soviet union, russia, italy, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanja at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to ...
Style:
inspirational, road movie, poetic, slow cinema, art house ...
Plot:
driver, infidelity, japanese wife, stage play, snow, loss of wife, chauffeur, road trip, sex, grief, audition, asian ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, year 2019
Place:
japan, hiroshima japan, south korea, hokkaido, tokyo ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
This film, loosely inspired by Anton Chekov's The Seagull, weaves a story about sex, family and the business of making films. When the young and overly sensitive filmmaker Julien screens his new DV art-film starring his girlfriend Lili ...
Style:
serious, realistic, erotic, touching, sexual ...
Plot:
erotica, longing, sexual attraction, infidelity, outdoor sex, passion, unhappiness, dysfunctional family, filmmaking, actor's life, love triangle, couples ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
france, brittany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
An uninterrupted rehersal of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" played out by a company of actors. The setting is their run down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to ...
Style:
melancholic, cerebral, sincere, stylized, clever ...
Plot:
theater, life philosophy, relationships, character study, artists and showbiz, family problems, human nature, art, longing, family gatherings, existentialism, anton chekhov ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 20th century, 1890s, turn of the century ...
Place:
new york, russia, usa, manhattan new york city, st. petersburg russia ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
At a picturesque lakeside estate, a love triangle unfolds between the legendary diva Irina, her lover Boris, and the ingénue Nina.
Style:
melancholic, sentimental, sincere, touching, sweet ...
Plot:
unrequited love, novelist, love triangle, mother daughter relationship, vanity, romantic rivalry, male female relationship, young woman, actress, unhappy marriage, skinny dipping, male nudity ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 20th century
Place:
moscow russia, russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
For her latest project, commissioned by Arte and starring members of the Comédie-Française, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (A Castle in Italy, Rendez-Vous 2014) shot an idiosyncratic, half-modernized adaptation of one of Chekhov’s greatest, most ...
Style:
captivating, family saga, art house, meditative, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
three sisters, sister sister relationship, family relations, isolation, melancholy, longing, literary, relationships, coping, life, sister, male female relationship ...
Place:
russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Japan
Duration: 196 min.
Story:
Aydin, a retired actor, owns a small hotel in central Anatolia with his young wife Nihal and his sister Necla, who is coping with her recent divorce. During the winter, snow covers the ground and boredom brings the return of old memories, pushing ...
Style:
philosophical, art house, cerebral, independent film, meditative ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, winter, hotel, divorce, storytelling, art, haunted by the past, social differences, couple relations, estrangement, guest, workplace ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
middle east, cappadocia turkey, maghreb, turkey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Reckless desire wreaks havoc over Memorial Day weekend as a family confronts the volatile and fragile nature of love. A modern retelling of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull", set in rural New England.
Style:
humorous, talky, realistic, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
family relations, love and romance, estate, parents and children, accident, anton chekhov, summer, siblings relations, actress, director, chess, eagle ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s, 20th century, year 1984
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov, this drama centers around a desire for revenge and the tragedy of a star-crossed love. After a general ruins some men under him in punishment for a rebellion, a friend of the broken men vows revenge. The ...
Style:
poignant, historical drama, atmospheric, melancholic, art house ...
Plot:
literary, tuberculosis, revenge, tragic romance, class conflict, russian empire, adaptation, tragic hero, moral dilemma, family tragedy, social injustice, illicit affair ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece, France, Cyprus
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Madame Ranevskaya (Rampling) is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, crying, independent film
Plot:
longing, peasant, valet, nobleman, world war one, anton chekhov, family relations, revolution, power relations, family problems, couples, life is a bitch ...
Time:
victorian era, year 1999, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
russia, europe, france, paris france, moscow russia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Set in 1890s North Wales over a long, hot August weekend, the Victorian calm of a household is suddenly upset with the arrival of a London couple who impose their city ways and thoughts on the more rurally based family. An adaptation of Anton ...
Style:
light, melancholic, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
dysfunctional family, depression, self discovery, friendship, love triangle, family problems, siblings relations, fall in love, love and romance, midlife crisis, unrequited love, anton chekhov ...
Time:
19th century, edwardian era, year 1996, victorian era, 1890s ...
Place:
wales, england, europe, london, israel ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance
Country: Soviet Union, West Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Man who talks with a ghost called Black Monk is forced to see a doctor. After the treatment, he loses his ability to communicate with the ghost, becoming angry, violent and utterly unhappy.
Style:
dark, melancholic, bleak, intense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
ghost, mental illness, obsession, hallucination, supernatural, character study, anger, delusion, madness, breakdown, haunting, tragedy ...
Place:
ussr
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
Laurence Olivier's film of Chekhov's play.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, rough, sincere ...
Plot:
family problems, family life, society, love and romance, life is a bitch, small town, infidelity, human nature, unfulfillment, sister sister relationship, husband wife relationship, death of father ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century
Place:
russia, moscow russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Andrei Konchalovsky’s Uncle Vanya surely has the greatest claim as the best screen adaptation of a Chekhov play. Featuring brooding and articulate performances, especially from Sergei Bondarchuk as Doctor Astrov and gorgeous cinematography that ...
Style:
spiritual, art house, tension, suspense
Plot:
stepmother, unrequited love, love, anton chekhov, spirituality, faith, fate, country doctor, remarry, family relations, relatives, stepmother stepdaughter relationship ...
Time:
1890s
Place:
russia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's story of life in rural Russia during the latter part of the 19th century.
Style:
touching, sentimental, disturbing, rough, freeze frame ...
Plot:
novelist, love, actress, brother sister relationship, marriage, mistress, vanity, unrequited love, tragic love, love triangle, lake, country estate ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Set in a seaside resort in the Caucasus, the story centers on n'er do well, Laevsky (Andrew Scott) and his illicit relationship with his mistress Nadya (Fiona Glascott). Laevsky has convinced Nadya to leave her husband for him, but now wants to ...
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, captivating, period piece, psychological ...
Plot:
duel, betrayal, love triangle, couples, rivalry, human nature, uninhibited rivalry, couple relations, tragic hero, dishonesty, downfall, unfulfillment ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
russia, black sea, caucasus
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that it's difficult to keep pace with her.
Style:
tragicomedy, semi serious, realistic, humorous, independent film ...
Plot:
older man younger woman relationship, female professor, impossible love, dark humor, psychiatrist patient relationship, veterinarian, stage play, suicide attempt, actor, aging, life turned upside down, actor's life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, connecticut, new england, manhattan new york city, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gathered to see him. His advisors, unable to convince him he is the right man for the job, call on a renowned therapist who also happens to be an ...
Style:
clever, psychological, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
cardinal the priest, religion, vatican, pope, identity crisis, catholic church, catholic, self discovery, introspection, self involved, self fulfillment, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
It's almost summer in Sweden and minor indiscretions and misbehavior abound. Leffe likes to show off for his friends and play salacious pranks, especially when he's drinking. Meanwhile, a righteous grade-school teacher doesn't know ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
multiple storylines, photograph, nordic, teenager, prank, unsupportive coworkers, workplace, mischievous children, teenage life, male female relationship, group of friends, bus ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
An aimless man is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, cynical, romantic, cult classic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
unlikely criminal, planning, robbery, partners in crime, cons and scams, friends, criminal heroes, fall in love, false accusation, bank robbery, ex convict, caper ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A story about the childhood of Oz in Jerusalem and his youth in the Kibbutz during the British Mandate and the first days of the state of Israel. The plot describes the relationship between young Oz to his mother and his first steps as a writer.
Style:
costume drama, sad, sincere, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
insomnia, depression, israeli palestinian conflict, writers, propaganda, biopic, family relations, anti semitism, school, husband wife relationship, judaism, childhood memory ...
Time:
1940s, 90s, year 1945, year 1947
Place:
palestine, israel, europe, tel aviv israel, india ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Music
Country: USA, Taiwan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music ...
Style:
feel good, sexy, period piece, stylized, erotic ...
Plot:
hippie, music festival, closeted homosexual, music, lsd, gay, counterculture, small town, eccentricity, abstract art, nude bathing, female nudity ...
Time:
20th century, year 2009, 60s, year 1969, 70s
Place:
woodstock, new york, new york state, bangkok thailand, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, UK, Russia
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. The Countess Sofya, wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy, uses every trick of seduction on her ...
Style:
sexy, sentimental, period piece, costume drama, factual ...
Plot:
philosophy, betrayal, male virgin, loss of virginity, love and romance, family relations, writer's life, lifestyle, parents and children, poet, art, taboo subject ...
Time:
1910s, edwardian era, year 2009, 20th century, 19th century
Place:
russia, europe, moscow russia
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A man with no experience in the art of relationships, is encouraged by his friend to ask Lee Mina out on a date. Unexpectedly successful, he falls in love. When Lee Mina's ex-boyfriend shows up and ruins the new relationship, she takes matters ...
Style:
serious, realistic, humorous, touching, exciting ...
Plot:
couples, fall in love, best friend, college, dangerous attraction, love and romance, wooing, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male virgin, adult virgin, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend reunion, strong female lead ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, singapore
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
'Heights' follows five characters over 24 hours on a fall day in New York City. Isabel, a photographer, is having second thoughts about her upcoming marriage to Jonathan, a lawyer. On the same day, Isabel's mother Diana learns that ...
Style:
realistic, stylized, serious, talky, witty ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
gay, adultery, infidelity, existentialism, forbidden love, secret relationship, character study, introspection, lifestyle, city life, actor's life, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, london, czech republic, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of ...
Style:
philosophical, melancholic, talky, clever, witty ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
sarcasm, writers, life philosophy, loneliness, love affair, creativity, existentialism, friends, family problems, crumbling marriage, art, mental disorder ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, barcelona, spain, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 374 min.
Story:
Spanning four decades, from the chaotic 1960s to the present, director Marco Tullio Giordana's passionate epic 'La Meglio Gioventu' follows two Italian brothers through some of the most tumultuous events of recent Italian history.
Style:
sentimental, sincere, sad, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
couples, sister in law sister in law relationship, mental illness, cafe, politics, musician, idealism, hopes, couple relations, friendship, storytelling, police brutality ...
Time:
80s, 60s, year 2003, 2000s, 70s ...
Place:
italy, rome italy, sicily, lebanon, europe ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Russia
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Andrei is the head of a gang of antisemitic skinheads clinging to the old communist ideals in post-Communist Moscow. When he learns that his long lost father actually is a Jewish bohemian living in Moscow, rather than an Afghanistan war hero, he ...
Style:
contemplative, thought provoking, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
gay slur, coming of age, hooligan, eskimo indian, gay interest, guard dog, exodus, nazi, nationalism, family relations, gang, self discovery ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
soviet union, moscow russia, russia, ussr
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Summer 1890. In order to make some money to feed his family, Anton Chekhov, modest physician, wrote short stories for newspapers to sign Antosha Tchékhonté. Important characters, writer and editor, just make him aware of his talent. His situation ...
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
writers, literature, writer's life, biopic, tuberculosis, family relations, couple relations, life is a bitch, obsession, siblings relations, artists and showbiz, infidelity ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
russia
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