Monday Morning Maybe

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Subject for a Short Story

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1969 | 82 min | Drama, Romance, History

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Right up the alley of anyone with a complicated family (so, everyone) and people who'll be looking things up afterwards. Family ties get tested in ways that ring true. Shelve it next to Brooklyn or The Bridges of Madison County. Based on real events, so expect to go down a research rabbit hole afterwards.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 22 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
What might put you off
  • It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.

The film tells about Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. October 17, 1896. On the facade of the Alexandrinsky Theater — a poster about the premiere of "The Seagull". A few hours are left before the performance. Chekhov and his sister Masha are expecting Lika Mizinova from Moscow station to arrive from Moscow. Chekhov is alarmed by the upcoming premiere, excited by the meeting with love, which never took place. Memories of acquaintance with Lika, of the experiences caused by the rude scolding of newspaper men who predicted the young writer the inglorious "death under the fence", about the unexpected decision for everyone to go to Sakhalin...

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 548 people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Sergei Yutkevich

  • Mykola HrynkoAnton Pavlovich Chekhov
  • Marina VladyLika Mizinova
  • Yevgeni LebedevPavel Yegorovich Chekhov
  • Aleksandra PanovaYevgeniya Yakovlevna Chekhova
  • Iya SavvinaMariya Pavlovna Chekhova
  • Rolan BykovMikhail Pavlovich Chekhov
  • Yuriy YakovlevIgnatiy Potapenko
  • Leonid GallisGilyarovskiy
  • Yekaterina Vasilyevaartist Ovchinnikova
  • Vladimir OsenevKurbatov