Les trois soeurs
Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post. Olga attempts to find satisfaction in teaching but secretly longs for a home and family. Masha, unhappy with her marriage to a timid schoolmaster, falls hopelessly in love with a married colonel. Irina works in the local telegraph office but longs for gaiety. Their sense of futility is increased by their brother's marriage to Natasha, a coarse peasant girl. She gradually encroaches on the family home until even the private refuge of the sisters is destroyed. They dream of starting a new life in Moscow but are saddled with the practicalities of their quiet existence. Despite their past failures, they resolve to seek some purpose and hope when the army post is withdrawn from the town.
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Georges Chamarat
Ferapont
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Jean-Paul Roussillon
Tcheboutykine
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Anton Chekhov
Denise Bailly
Anfissa
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Jean-Marie Coldefy
Jacques Toja
Colonel Verchinine
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Jean-Luc Boutté
Soliony
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Pierre-Jean Jouve
Michel Frantz
Tania Torrens
Macha
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Tchekhov
Catherine Hiegel
Natacha
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French Twist
Jean-Marie Coldefy Director · Pierre-Jean Jouve Writer Tchekhov Writer
First release October 3, 1980 · Produced in France · Production INA, TF1
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Editions Montparnasse
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INA
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TF1
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France
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French
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French
Release dates
France · October 3, 1980
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