Mansion by the Lake(2002)
Very loosely based on Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Lester James Peries's MANSION BY THE LAKE follows a family of formerly wealthy, expatriate Sri Lankan landowners, now impoverished, as they return from England to the magnificent country estate they left behind.
Movie: Mansion by the Lake
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Sita, the adopted girl
Gunapala, the brother
Aruni, the teenager
Lucas, the upstart
Aunt Catherine
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Very loosely based on Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Lester James Peries's MANSION BY THE LAKE follows a family of formerly wealthy, expatriate Sri Lankan landowners, now impoverished, as they return from England to the magnificent country estate they left behind.
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2002-09-25
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