Three Sisters (1970)

Three Sisters: Directed by Laurence Olivier, John Sichel. With Jeanne Watts, Joan Plowright, Louise Purnell, Derek Jacobi. Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov’s Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga , a schoolmistress, attempts to support her siblings and the home that is the sole legacy of their late father.

“This fourth and final feature film directed by Laurence Olivier is his only one not based on Shakespeare or with himself in the title role. Itself now fifty years old, hence the startlingly youthful appearances of National Theatre alumni like Derek Jacobi and Sheila Reid as Andrei and his wife Natasha.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDescribed by Olivier as u0026quot;a celebration of the acting rather than a thoroughly conceived filmic version of the playu0026quot;, the settings and groupings often resemble those of a German silent film while the costumes anticipate Bergmanu0026#39;s u0026#39;Cries and Whispersu0026#39;. Olivieru0026#39;s camera however glides about the set and cuts in lively pursuit of the Prosorov sisters as they dream their dreams of Moscowu0026#39;s bright lights.”