The Seagull is a 2018 American historical drama film directed by Michael Mayer with a screenplay by Stephen Karam, based on the 1896 play of the same name by Anton Chekhov. The film stars Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, Corey Stoll, Elisabeth Moss, Mare Winningham, Jon Tenney, Glenn Fleshler, Michael Zegen, Billy Howle and Brian Dennehy. Filming began in June 2015 in New York City and the world premiere took place at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 21, 2018 prior to general release on May 11, 2018 through Sony Pictures Classics.
Synopsis
Set in Russia in the early 1900s, an aging actress named Irina Arkadina pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin at a country estate. On one occasion, she brings her lover Boris Trigorin, a successful novelist. Nina, a free and innocent girl on a neighboring estate, who is in a relationship with Konstantin, falls in love with Boris.
Cast
Annette Bening as Irina Arkadina, an actress. Mother to Konstantin and lover of Boris
Saoirse Ronan as Nina Zarechnaya, young actress and lover of Konstantin
Corey Stoll as Boris Trigorin, a successful author and Irina’s lover
Elisabeth Moss as Masha, daughter of Polina and Shamrayev
Mare Winningham as Polina, wife to Shamrayev
Jon Tenney as Dr. Sergeyevich Dorn
Glenn Fleshler as Shamrayev, father of Masha and husband to Polina
Michael Zegen as Mikhail Medvedenko, a young schoolteacher in love with Masha
Billy Howle as Konstantin Treplyov, a playwright in a tumultuous relationship with Nina
Brian Dennehy as Sorin, Irina’s aging brother
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