Anton Chekhov’s The Duel (2010)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 2010-04-28
Director: Dover Koshashvili
Writers: Mary Bing , Anton Chekhov
Language: English | Spanish
Stars: Andrew Scott (I) , Fiona Glascott , Tobias Menzies , Niall Buggy , Nicholas Rowe (I) , Michelle Fairley , Simon Trinder , Debbie Chazen , Graham Turner , Jeremy Swift
Runtime: 95 min
Awards: 1 nomination
AKA: The Duel , Anton Chekhov's the Duel (United Kingdom) , The Duel (United States of America) , Anton Chekhov's the Duel (United States of America) , Дуэль (Russian Federation) , Anton Chekhov's The Duel (United States of America) , Anton Chekhov's The Duel
Plot: In ANTON CHEKHOV'S THE DUEL, escalating animosity between two men with opposing philosophies of life is played out against the backdrop of a decaying seaside resort along the Black Sea coast. Laevsky is a dissipated romantic given to gambling and flirtation. He has run off to the sea with beautiful, emotionally empty, Nadia, another man's wife. Laevsky has now grown tired of her, but two obstacles block his route to escape: he is broke, and he faces the absolute enmity of Von Koren, an arrogant zoologist and former friend who can no longer tolerate Laevsky's irresponsibility. Soon Laevsky confronts Von Koren, accusing him of meddling in his affairs, but Von Koren maneuvers a criticism Laevsky makes of their mutual friend, Dr. Samoylenko, into a challenge to a duel. Utterly discombobulated and honor bound, Laevsky agrees to this absurdity -- a duel it shall be! A duel as comically inadvertent as it is inevitable.
IMDB:tt1282041