Ronan in particular are superb, as you also probably didn’t need me to tell you. Scott reviewing the film for The New York Times found the cast for the film to be very well selected for their roles but the film as a whole to be disappointing stating: "Ms. The website's critical consensus reads, "The latest iteration of The Seagull does little to distinguish itself from other Chekhov adaptations but provides a pleasing showcase for its sterling cast." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 67%, based on 126 reviews, with an average of 6.1/10. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 21, 2018.
In October 2017, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film. įilming began on June 29, 2015, in New York City, with much of the film shot on location at Arrow Park in Monroe, NY. Producers are Leslie Urdang, Tom Hulce and Robert Salerno. Saoirse Ronan and Annette Bening would star along with Corey Stoll and Billy Howle. On May 13, 2015, it was announced that Michael Mayer would direct the adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play The Seagull, scripted by Stephen Karam.
- Brian Dennehy as Sorin, Irina's aging brother.
- Billy Howle as Konstantin Treplyov, a playwright in a tumultuous relationship with Nina.
- Michael Zegen as Mikhail Medvedenko, a young schoolteacher in love with Masha.
- Glenn Fleshler as Shamrayev, father of Masha and husband to Polina.
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Mare Winningham as Polina, wife to Shamrayev.Elisabeth Moss as Masha, daughter of Polina and Shamrayev.Corey Stoll as Boris Trigorin, a successful author and Irina's lover.Saoirse Ronan as Nina Zarechnaya, young actress and lover of Konstantin.
Annette Bening as Irina Arkadina, an actress.Nina, a free and innocent girl on a neighboring estate, who is in a relationship with Konstantin, falls in love with Boris. On one occasion, she brings her lover Boris Trigorin, a successful novelist. Set in Russia in the early 1900s, an aging actress named Irina Arkadina pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin at a country estate.