''Anton Tchékhov 1890'' is a 2015 French

biographical drama film A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudr ...

written, directed and produced by

René Féret René Féret (26 May 1945 – 28 April 2015) was a French actor, screenwriter, film director and producer.Nicolas Giraud Nicolas Giraud (born 12 November 1978) is a French actor and filmmaker. Among the various films roles in which he has appeared in, he was one of the kidnappers in the 2008 film '' Taken''. He is the writer, director and editor of the short film ' ...

as the title character,

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

. It was released on 18 March 2015, just weeks before Féret's death in April 2015.

Cast

Nicolas Giraud Nicolas Giraud (born 12 November 1978) is a French actor and filmmaker. Among the various films roles in which he has appeared in, he was one of the kidnappers in the 2008 film '' Taken''. He is the writer, director and editor of the short film ' ...

Lolita Chammah Lolita Chammah (born 1 October 1983) is a French actress. Background Chammah is the daughter of and Isabelle Huppert. She grew up in Paris and already had her first roles during childhood. Lolita Chammah has one son, Gabriel Merz Chammah. At t ...

as Macha Chekhova *

Robinson Stévenin Robinson Stévenin (born 1 March 1981) is a French actor. Personal life Robinson's father is the actor Jean-François Stévenin. Also in the acting profession are his brother Sagamore Stévenin, Pierre Stévenin and his sister Salomé Stéve ...

as Kolia Chekhov *

Jacques Bonnaffé Jacques Bonnaffé (born 22 June 1958) is a French actor and stage director. He has appeared in more than ninety films since 1980. Debut Jacques Bonnaffé was formed at the Lille Conservatory after his high school years in Douai (North) where he ...

as Souvorine *

Jenna Thiam Jenna Thiam (born 19 December 1990) is a Belgian actress. She is known for the French series '' The Returned''. Early life Thiam was born in Brussels. She wanted to be an actress from the age of four. She took a course in acting in New York at ...

as Lika Mizinova *

Brontis Jodorowsky Brontis Jodorowsky (born 27 October 1962) is a Mexican-French actor and theatre director. He is the son of Chilean-French writer, director and actor Alejandro Jodorowsky and French actress Bernadette Landru. Life and career Jodorowsky was born in ...

as Alexandre Chekhov * Marie Féret as Anna * Alexandre Zeff as

Isaac Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the ...

Philippe Nahon Philippe Nahon (; 24 December 1938 – 19 April 2020) was a French actor. Best known films Nahon was best known for his roles in French horror and thriller films, including '' I Stand Alone'', '' Humains'', '' Calvaire'', ''The Pack'' and ''H ...

as Grigorovitch *

Frédéric Pierrot Frédéric Pierrot (born 17 September 1960) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 120 films and television shows since 1986. He starred in the film ''Tell Me I'm Dreaming'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1 ...

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...

* Guy Cisterne as Anton's father * Michelle L'Aminot as Anton's mother *

Albert Delpy Albert Delpy (born 13 September 1941) is a Vietnamese-born French actor and writer. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1970. Personal life He is the father of Julie Delpy Julie Delpy (; born 21 December 1969) is a French-Am ...

as The governor

References

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* 2015 films 2015 biographical drama films French biographical drama films 2010s French-language films Films directed by René Féret Biographical films about dramatists and playwrights Films set in 1890 Films set in Russia 2015 drama films 2010s French films {{bio-film-stub