Uncle Vanya

A retired professor returns to his estate with his beautiful young wife Yelena The estate originally belonged to his nowdeceased first wife her mother and brother still live there and manage the farm For many years the brother Uncle Vanya has sent the farms proceeds to the professor while receiving only a small salary himself The professors daughter Sonya who is about the same age as his new wife also lives on the estate The professor is pompous vain and irritable and calls Dr Astrov to treat his gout then sends him away without seeing him Astrov is an experienced physician who performs his job conscientiously but has lost all idealism and spends much of his time drinking Yelenas presence introduces a bit of sexual tension into the household Astrov and Uncle Vanya fall in love with her and she spurns them both