The Seagull (1972)

overview : Based on the play of the same name by Anton Chekhov. About the searches and doubts of the Russian intelligentsia at the end of the 19th century. Events unfold on the estate of Pyotr Sorin, which brought together representatives of secular society - actress Irina Arkadina, the host's sister and her lover, the famous writer Trigorin. Sorin’s nephew, Konstantin Treplev, in love with a neighbor girl Nina Zarechnaya, who dreams of becoming an actress, writes for her a play that she plays in the scenery of Sorin’s garden.

Release Date : Feb 14, 1972

Runtime : 1h 34m

Genre : Drama  Romance  

Companies : Mosfilm

Countries : Soviet Union

Keywords : lake, love triangle, suicide attempt, based on play or musical, unrequited love