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Plot Summary:
Summer 1890. In order to make some money to feed his family, Anton Chekhov, modest physician, wrote short stories for newspapers to sign Antosha Tchékhonté. Important characters, writer and editor, just make him aware of his talent. His situation is improving and Anton Chekhov gets the Pushkin prices and admiration of Tolstoy. But when one of his brothers died of tuberculosis, Anton saw it as a personal failure and wants to escape his fame and his love.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, gloomy, costume drama
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Drama
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IMDB Votes: 459
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 24000
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 367
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 333
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 10000
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IMDB Votes: 963
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IMDB Votes: 654
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