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.

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Title: Country Life
Imdb rate: 6.7
Imdb votes: 748
Year: 1994
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Director: Michael Blakemore
Writers: Michael Blakemore, Anton Chekhov
Actors:
Sam Neill
Greta Scacchi
John Hargreaves

Awards: 5 nominations