The Cellar and the Almond Tree

March. 04,1970      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The Countess lives in her East European palace, oblivious to the new regime that has moved in. After the war Volubin, a Marxist writer, is instructed to obtain from her the keys to her wine-cellar, which are needed for a celebration dinner. First shown in 1970, this play charts the transition of dictatorial power in the 20th century.

Celia Johnson as  
Peter Vaughan as  
Sydney Tafler as  
Bernard Kay as  
Patsy Byrne as  

Reviews

Supelice
1970/03/04

Dreadfully Boring

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Plustown
1970/03/05

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

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Hadrina
1970/03/06

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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Erica Derrick
1970/03/07

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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