Three Sisters (American Film Theatre)

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A strong cast head up a fine adaptation of Chekhov's play for the American Film Theatre. It was photographed by the veteran cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth.

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Extended interview with Alan Bates; Interview with Ely Landau; AFT Trailer gallery; AFT Cinebill for Three Sisters; Stills gallery; Poster; Article - Anton Chekhov and Three Sisters by Michael Feingold.

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Review by Barry Forshaw on 12th April 2005

Fremantle’s highly useful reissue program of the complete American Film Theatre series continues apace with these three intriguing issues (although, in fact, Joseph Losey's version of Brecht’s Galileo has been available for some time). The cream of the crop is undoubtedly Laurence Olivier's version of Chekhov's masterpiece, Three Sisters. With an almost unbeatable cast (including Olivier himself in a small part), the film may lack the energy of the director’s great Shakespearean films of the 50s, but remains an invaluable record of the National Theatre production (as often in the series, the series title ‘American Film Theatre’ is something of a misnomer). The Jacques Brel revue (essentially, staged versions of the composer's best-known songs) is perhaps one for Brel admirers only, but is staged with great gusto. Losey’s film of Brecht's masterpiece is as timely as ever: religion reigns over science, as Galileo is forced to admit that the sun revolves around the Earth in order to maintain the biblical status quo. During the course of the play, a highly conservative pope dies, and there is a brief, futile feeling that a more enlightened period may follow. It doesn't. Plus ca change?

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