Uncle Vanya (1970 film) Uncle Vanya (1970 film) Uncle Vanya () is a 1970 film adaptation of the Anton Chekhov play of the same title and directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy. Serebryakov, a retired professor and his beautiful, much younger second wife, Yeléna, visit their country estate, which funds their urban lifestyle. Vanya, brother of the Professor's first wife, who manages the farm estate, and the local Doctor Astrov, both fall under Yelena's spell, while complaining of the endless ennui of their provincial existence. Astrov is an experienced physician who performs his job conscientiously, but has lost all idealism and spends much of his time
Terry Schreiber has taught at the French American Cinema Theatre in Paris. He has directed Yasmine B Rana’s” THE FALLEN and BLOOD SKY at the Studio, and last Spring’s production of Tennessee Williams’, SUMMER AND SMOKE. Other productions at the studio include:Hedda Gabler, Uncle Vanya, The Seagull, Orpheus Descending, The Iceman Cometh, Suddenly Last Summer, Summer and Smoke, Miss Julie, Joe Egg, Hamlet, Of Mice and Men, The Crucible, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Birthday Party, The Homecoming, How I Learned to Drive, Sweet Bird of Youth, Night of the Iguana, The Real Thing, The Cherry Orchard, The Changing Room, and The