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Country Life (1994)

Country Life (1994)

Drama Romance

Sometimes the further you travel the closer you get to home.

Release Date: 1994, October 27
Directors: Michael Blakemore
Countries: Australia
Production: Australian Film Finance Corporation, Dalton Films
Cast: Sam Neill, Bryan Marshall, Greta Scacchi, Kerry Fox, Googie Withers, John Hargreaves, Maurie Fields

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.