An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano
Drama
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1977
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On a summer day in late 19th century Russia, a group of bourgeois friends and acquaintances gather at a dilapidated country estate.
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Details
Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
5 Sep 1977
Country:
SU
Languages:
Russian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The film, only very loosely based on the early Chekhov play Platonov, is perhaps even closer to Chekhov than Chekhov was.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
30 Jun 2011
rotten:
The relentlessly pretty cinematography suggests an urge for precious self-deception on Mikhalkov's part as strong as any of his characters'.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
4 Apr 2011
fresh:
Mikhalkov's version of Chekhov's first play, Platonov, has a lyrical naturalism that Chekhov would have loved.
– ,
Time Out,
4 Apr 2011