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(1960/Soviet Union, 89 min., b&w, drama, in Russian with English subtitles) Dir.: Iosif Kheifits. Cast: Iya Savvina, Aleksey Batalov, Nina Alisova, Pantelejmon Krymov. Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov. A man and woman, both in unhappy marriages, meet at a seaside resort town and have an affair before departing back to their hometowns. The man misses the woman so desperately that he finds a way to make a trip to her town to see her again…leading to an untenable situation for both. Discussion guest: George Malko, writer-translator.

Host, Jerry Carlson, professor of film studies at The City College of the City University of New York, discusses "The Lady with the Dog" (a film adaptation of a short story with the same name by Anton Chekhov) with George Malko, screen writer, novelist and Chekhov translator. Malko and Carlson explain why Iosif Kheifits's film adaptation of "The Lady with the Dog" is considered a "classic" adaptation. Malko provides an in-depth examination of the process and challenges of translating and adapting literature.

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