俄国契诃夫作于1897年。乡绅万尼亚二十五年中放弃个人幸福，与外甥女索尼雅辛勤经营庄园，供养妹夫谢列布利雅可夫教授。但他终于发现妹夫只是个华而不实的庸才，他于激怒中枪击妹夫，幸未击中。最后在友人劝解下不得不与妹夫言归于好。（from 百度百科）

The Forest is both a vibrantly spontaneous and brutally funny family drama, and a glorious tribute to acting and theater - in other words, an Arnaud Desplechin film. With Michel Vuillermoz and Denis Podalydès as the nephew and his friend, Adeline D’Hermy as the niece, and Martine Chevallier in a stunning performance as the sublimely selfish aunt Raissa.

Two sibling doctors take on a young diabetic patient and both fall for the girl’s lovely mother, who tends bar at a local watering hole, testing their fraternal bonds and professional relationship.