Film

Country Life

1994 · 1h 58m · Drama · Romance

Sometimes the further you travel the closer you get to home.

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

83%

Adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" set in rural Australia in the 1920s. Jack Dickens and his niece Sally run the family farm to support brother-in-law Alexander as a (supposedly brilliant) literary critic in London. Action begins when Alexander returns with his beautiful young wife Deborah, revealing himself as an arrogant failure and wanting to sell the farm out from under Jack. Blakemore introduces themes about Australia's separation from England, as well as expanding the pacifist and ecological philosophies espoused by the local Doctor Max Askey.

Greta Scacchi

Deborah Voysey

Kerry Fox

Sally Voysey

Sam Neill

Dr. Max Askey

John Hargreaves

Jack Dickens

Michael Blakemore

Alexander Voysey

Googie Withers

Hannah

Maurie Fields

Fred Livingstone

Bryan Marshall

Mr. Pettinger

• Michael BlakemoreDirector · Writer
• Robin DaltonProducer
• Stephen F. WindonDirector of Photography
• Peter BestOriginal Music Composer
• Nicholas BeaumanEditor
• Alison BarrettCasting

Release date

October 27, 1994

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

M

Genres

Drama, Romance