The Cherry Orchard (2002) Critic Reviews

An exquisite performance by Charlotte Rampling, whose work as Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya, the matriarch of the great estate the cherry orchard sits on, is the film's dazzling centerpiece.Read the full review

What makes this Cherry Orchard different from almost every other interpretation (and makes it essential viewing for lovers of Chekhov) is Ms. Rampling's extraordinarily rich portrait of Ranevskaya.Read the full review

As Ranevskaya, the film's focal point and one of its only sources of vitality, Rampling is an enigmatic treasure.Read the full review

Chekhov has never seemed such a long haul as in this awkward adaptation of The Cherry Orchard by veteran director Michael Cacoyannis, 77, who's assembled a good roster of names but ones that are not necessarily right for their roles.Read the full review

Cacoyannis errs on the side of genteel respectability, sacrificing emotion and verve at the altar of good taste.Read the full review