The Cherry Orchard

Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find their beloved family estate and cherry orchard are to be auctioned off to pay debts. Lopahin, a former serf on the estate who is now a wealthy landowner, proposes razing the home and cherry orchard and dividing the estate into plots that could be leased at great profit. The family, however, continues to hold out hope that their beloved home can somehow be saved from destruction.

Director

Richard Eyre

Screenplay

Helen Rappaport

Screenplay

Trevor Griffiths

Music

Nick Bicât

Status

Released

Release date

13/10/1981

Original language

English