The read
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Set in 1890s North Wales over a long, hot August weekend, the Victorian calm of a household is suddenly upset with the arrival of a London couple who impose their city ways and thoughts on the more rurally based family. An adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play, "Uncle Vanya."
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Anthony HopkinsDirector
- Julian MitchellScreenplay
- Anthony HopkinsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Anthony HopkinsIeuan Davies
- Leslie PhillipsProfessor Alexander Blathwaite
- Kate BurtonHelen Blathwaite
- Gawn GraingerDr. Michael Lloyd
- Rhian MorganSian Blathwaite
- Hugh LloydProsser
- Menna TrusslerGwen
- Rhys IfansGriffiths
- Rhoda LewisMair
Stills
Themes
walesrural areaolder woman younger man relationship