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The Cherry Orchard (Season 7, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Drama

Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocratic lady who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding ...See moreMadame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocratic lady who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the re-possessor Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda. Written by Steve Shelokhonov See less
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Anton Chekhov (play "Vishnyovyy sad") | Elisaveta Fen (translation)
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Updated Dec 19, 1971

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Dec 19, 1971 (United Kingdom)
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