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Trepleff wants to bring new forms to the theater. Irina, his mother, derides his ambitions. When Trepleff falls in love with Nina, Irina's lover leads Nina into an affair, abandons her and leaves her to Irina's mercy. In the end, all their lives are destroyed.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Broadway Theatre Archive
Other Authors: Langella, Frank, Danner, Blythe, Dukakis, Olympia, Psacharopoulos, Nikos, -1989, Desmond, John, Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: New York : Thirteen/WNET : Broadway Theatre Archive, [1975]
Subjects:
Actors > Drama.
Theater > Drama.
Interpersonal relations > Drama.
Mothers and sons > Drama.
Television adaptations.
Description
Summary:Trepleff wants to bring new forms to the theater. Irina, his mother, derides his ambitions. When Trepleff falls in love with Nina, Irina's lover leads Nina into an affair, abandons her and leaves her to Irina's mercy. In the end, all their lives are destroyed.
Item Description:Title from title screen.
Based on the play by Anton Chekhov.
Originally broadcast on PBS on 1/29/75.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (120 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Producer, David Griffiths ; executive producer: Joe Venza ; translated and adapted by Stark Young ; music composed and conducted by Arthur Rubenstein ; associate director, Patricia Bannon Bensley.