The Sea Gull (1968)

Directors

Sidney Lumet

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave, Simone Signoret, David Warner, James Mason, Harry Andrews, Denholm Elliott

The story

Set in a rural Russian house, the plot focuses on the romantic and artistic conflicts among an eclectic group of characters. Fading leading lady Irina Arkadina has come to visit her brother Sorin, a retired civil servant in ailing health, with her lover, the successful hack writer Trigorin. Her son, brooding experimental playwright Konstantin Treplev, adores the ingenue Nina, who in turn is mesmerized by Trigorin.

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