August (1996)

4.3/10 94 min Romance Comedy Drama

Overview

Set in 1890s North Wales over a long, hot August weekend, the Victorian calm of a household is suddenly upset with the arrival of a London couple who impose their city ways and thoughts on the more rurally based family. An adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play, "Uncle Vanya."

Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Ieuan Davies

Leslie Phillips

Professor Alexander Blathwaite

Kate Burton

Helen Blathwaite

Gawn Grainger

Dr. Michael Lloyd

Rhian Morgan

Sian Blathwaite

Hugh Lloyd

Prosser

Menna Trussler

Gwen

Rhys Ifans

Griffiths

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