Episode Details

(1979/Soviet Union, 105 min., color, drama, in Russian with English subtitles)
Dir.: Emil Loteanu. Cast: Galya Belyayeva, Oleg Yankovskiy, Kirill Lavrov, Leonid Markov. Based on a novel by Anton Chekhov. A love triangle in the Russian countryside centers on Olga, a beautiful girl from a poor family; Count Kameyev, the elderly prince she marries for money; and Kamyshev, the young detective she actually loves. Incisive portrayal of the decadence of the 19th century Russian aristocracy. Discussion guest: Anthony Anemone, Eugene Lang College.

Host, Jerry Carlson, professor of film studies at The City College of the City University of New York, discusses "The Shooting Party" (a film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's only novel with the same name) with Anthony Anemone, associate professor of Russian and European literature, cinema and culture at The New School. Anemone and Carlson explain what Carlson calls the film's "lush visual style." They discuss the film's primary characters, character relationships, and themes. Anemone also describes where "The Shooting Party" fits in Chekhov's literary cannon.

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