Rimas Tuminas’ 'Uncle Vanya'

Rimas Tuminas' reimagining of Anton Chekhov's play about broken illusions and dashed hopes is freed from its traditional trappings, leaving behind a battlefield for passions and colliding ambitions. This Uncle Vanya is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only in moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately, just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air. A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.

Filmed before a live audience at Moscow's Vakhtangov Theatre.

Runtime: 3 hours (includes a 15 minute intermission)

Rimas Tuminas BIO
Lithuanian director Rimas Tuminas was undeniably one of the most decorated stage directors in world theatre. His works were and continue to be presented across the globe from Shanghai to New York, and upon taking over as Artistic Director at Moscow's Vakhtangov Theatre, he transformed the legendary theatre into a venue of must-see events. His productions of Eugene Onegin, Uncle Vanya and War & Peace all garnered rave reviews and earned praise from fellow artists, including Ralph Feinnes, who considers Tuminas' Uncle Vanya to be" his "favorite performance, a performance of his heart." In 2014, Tuminas was diagnosed with lung cancer. He died in Gallipoli, Apulia (Italy) on March 6, 2024 at the age of 72.

CREATIVE TEAM
Set Design and Costumes – Adomas Jacovskis
Music – Faustas Latenas
Lighting Designer – Maya Shavdatuashvili

Screening as part of Stage Russia's Artists in Exile series.