Uncle Vanya (1963 film) Uncle Vanya (1963 film) Uncle Vanya is a 1963 British film adaptation of the work "Uncle Vanya" by Anton Chekhov. The film was directed by Stuart Burge. It was a filmed version of the Chichester Festival production, directed by (and starring) Laurence Olivier as Astrov, and also starring Michael Redgrave (Vanya), Rosemary Harris (Elena), and Joan Plowright (Sonya). Harold Hobson of the "Sunday Times" described the production as "the admitted master achievement in British twentieth-century theatre", while "The New Yorker" called it "probably the best 'Vanya' in English we shall ever see". Later films of noted stage productions by Olivier
The Cherry Orchard and their guests drink, carouse, and entertain themselves. It is also the day of the auction of the estate and the cherry orchard; Gayev has received a paltry amount of money from his and Ranevskaya's stingy aunt in Yaroslavl, and the family members, despite the general merriment around them, are both anxious and distracted while they wait for word of their fates. Varya worries about paying the musicians and scolds their neighbour Pishchik for drinking, Dunyasha for dancing, and Yepikhodov for playing billiards. Charlotta entertains the group by performing several magic tricks. Ranevskaya scolds Trofimov for his constant teasing of