Gurov and Anna

Gurov and Anna is a Canadian drama film, directed by Rafaël Ouellet and released in 2014.^[1] The film stars Andreas Apergis as Ben, a literature professor in Montreal who is obsessed with Anton Chekhov's short story "The Lady with the Dog", and begins trying to act it out in his real life by commencing a love affair with his student Mercedes (Sophie Desmarais) in which he can be the Gurov to her Anna.^[2]

Gurov and Anna
Film poster
Directed by	Rafaël Ouellet
Written by	Céleste Parr
Produced by	Jacques Blain Marie-Dominique Michaud
Starring	Andreas Apergis Sophie Desmarais
Cinematography	Geneviève Perron
Edited by	David Di Francesco
Production company	Zone3
Distributed by	Filmoption
Release date	October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04) (BIFF)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The film went into production in March 2014.^[3] It was both Ouellet's first English-language film, and his first time directing a screenplay he had not written himself.^[4]

The film premiered in October 2014 at the 19th Busan International Film Festival,^[5] and had its Canadian premiere later in the month at the Festival du nouveau cinéma,^[6] before going into commercial release in early 2015.^[7]

Screenwriter Céleste Parr received a nomination for Best Screenplay at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2016.^[8]