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The Sea Gull is a 1968 British-American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. The screenplay by Moura Budberg is adapted and translated from Anton Chekhov's classic 1895 play The Seagull. The Seagull is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. The Seagull is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the famous middlebrow story writer Boris Trigorin, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the symbolist playwright Konstantin Treplev. Like Chekhov's other full-length plays, The Seagull relies upon an ensemble cast of diverse, fully-developed characters. In contrast to the melodrama of mainstream 19th-century theatre, lurid actions (such as Konstantin's suicide attempts) are not shown onstage. Characters tend to speak in subtext rather than directly. The character Trigorin is considered one of Chekhov's greatest male roles. Vanessa Redgrave ... Nina, a Landowner's Daughter James Mason ... Trigorin, a Writer David Warner ... Konstantin, Her Son Simone Signoret ... Arkadina, an Actress Harry Andrews ... Sorin, Her Brother Denholm Elliott ... Dorn, a Doctor Eileen Herlie ... Polina, the Bailiff's Wife Alfred Lynch ... Medvedenko, a Schoolteacher Ronald Radd ... Shamraev, the Estate Balififf Kathleen Widdoes ... Masha, His Daughter Director Sidney Lumet Please consider subscribing to our channel for More Insights: This recording is for educational purposes only and is covered under Fair Use doctrine - Copyright - All rights reserved to their respective owners. _______________________________ Read the unabridged plays online: SHAKESPEARE NETWORK - Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's “Timon of Athens“, the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty. _______________________________ SHAKESPEARE SUPPORTER STORE - Shop for a cause fundraiser! T-shirts, Mugs, Polos, Hoddies, Peluches - Your favourite Shakespeare quotes and much more. We need your support to keep alive our educational program UK STORE - £: USA STORE - $: EUROPEAN STORES €: Deutschland: France: Donate with PayPal today Please consider giving a donation today to support our HD AUDIO / IMAGE Restoration Program. The main objective of enhancing historical image and sound recordings by digital signal processing is to improve the overall quality of recordings degraded by several distortions. Whether true signal restoration or merely signal enhancement can be achieved depends heavily on the quality of the historical image and sound material. Image and audio restoration is an extremely time-consuming process that requires skilled audio and image engineers with specific experience in motion pictures, sound and music recording techniques as well as high-end hardware and software. Why Donate? Donations to Shakespeare Network help sustain free knowledge and educational programs on Shakespeare Network and our ecosystem of Shakespeare Network projects. Your contributions ensure these resources remain accessible and valuable for all. Thank you. 25% Direct support to website: Keeping the Shakespeare Network websites online is about more than just servers. It also includes ongoing engineering improvements, product development, design and research, and legal support. 25% Administration and governance: We manage funds and resources responsibly to recruit and support skilled, passionate staff who advance our communities and values. Our operating budget: Transparency is core to our organization. The Shakespeare Network develops our annual plan and operating budget through open processes, which are subject to feedback from our volunteers and Board approval. 50% Direct support to communities: Shakespeare Network projects exist thanks to the communities that create and maintain them. We strengthen these communities through grants, projects, and training programs. Contact us for further info.
