Review of Anton Chekhov's The Duel (2010) by Anthony Lane for The New Yorker — 12 Jan 2011
The movie's problem begins as you lift up your eyes to the hills. In Chekhov these are craggy and hostile, a fitting backdrop to the dried-out souls who dwell below, but Dover Koshashvili's film lingers on green slopes.
They suggest fruition and escape, whereas for Laevsky, the eternally stifled dreamer, there should be no way out.
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This review of Anton Chekhov's The Duel (2010) was written by Anthony Lane and published by The New Yorker on 12 Jan 2011.
Anton Chekhov's The Duel has generally received positive reviews.
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