Anton Chekhovs The Duel excerpt: The Drunken scene

I wanted to share my coup de coeur around my discovery of this brillant film produced by Donald Rosenfeld who brought us 4 masterpieces from James Ivory, including his best Remains of the Day. This is another delicate and smart story adapted from Anton Chekhov s novella THE DUEL. Absolutely superb performances, brillantly shot by Dover Kosashvili. I was about to write a lavish review when I found this one, by Michael Phillips, a Chicago Tribune Movie critic. I cannot resist sharing with you. How deep