Country Life
Country Life
Overview
Adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" set in rural Australia in the 1920s. Jack Dickens and his niece Sally run the family farm to support brother-in-law Alexander as a (supposedly brilliant) literary critic in London. Action begins when Alexander returns with his beautiful young wife Deborah, revealing himself as an arrogant failure and wanting to sell the farm out from under Jack. Blakemore introduces themes about Australia's separation from England, as well as expanding the pacifist and ecological philosophies espoused by the local Doctor Max Askey.
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Cast
Greta Scacchi
Kerry Fox
Sam Neill
John Hargreaves
Michael Blakemore
Googie Withers
Maurie Fields
Bryan Marshall
Crew
Michael Blakemore
Donna Brown
David Vawser
Michael Blakemore
Lesley Rouvray
Stephen F. Windon
Nicholas Beauman
Lawrence Eastwood
Anton Chekhov
Alison Barrett
Wendy Chuck
Lesley Rouvray
David Vawser
Peter Best
Robin Dalton
Frank Flick
Reg Garside
Warren Grieef
