Lokki

Original title: The Sea Gull

19681968
GG
2h 21m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

930

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James Mason, Vanessa Redgrave, David Warner, and Simone Signoret in Lokki (1968)

Drama Romance

Aging actress Irina Arkadina pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin on a country estate. On one occasion, she brings along Boris Trigorin, a succes... Read allAging actress Irina Arkadina pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin on a country estate. On one occasion, she brings along Boris Trigorin, a successful novelist. Nina, a free and innocent girl on a neighboring estate, falls in love with ... Read allAging actress Irina Arkadina pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin on a country estate. On one occasion, she brings along Boris Trigorin, a successful novelist. Nina, a free and innocent girl on a neighboring estate, falls in love with Trigorin. As he lightly consumes and rejects her, so the actress consumed and rejected her... Read all

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

930

YOUR RATING

Director
- Sidney Lumet
Writers
- Anton Chekhov(play "Chayka")
- Moura Budberg(adaptation & translation)
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Vanessa Redgrave and David Warner in Lokki (1968)

Trivia
The cast took salaries of just $25,000 each, which allowed Sidney Lumet to film it for less than $850,000.

Goofs
The shadows of the actors often go in the opposite direction of the natural outdoor shadows cast by the late afternoon sun.

Quotes
[first lines]
Semyon Medvedenko: Why do you always wear black?
Masha: I'm in mourning for my life. I'm unhappy.

Connections
Featured in By Sidney Lumet (2015)

Soundtracks
Sonata No.25 in G, Op.79
(uncredited)
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Arranged by Sonny Burke

User reviews8

Review

Featured review

6/10

Romantic and artistic angst among the Russian gentry.

Too long and philosophic for the modern movie viewer. Dramatic monologues that try the patience. Maybe great for Russians of Chekhov's day when people had plenty of time to look into their tea leaves. Hard to believe the talented director of the movie came up with this. overstuffed more than the sea gull in the play. I felt like a philistine writing this, but that's my reaction.

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