Olmo and the Seagull (2015)
Directed by Petra Costa, Lea Glob

Film Synopsis

Olivia and Serge are a couple who are as devoted to each other as they are to the stage.  At present, they are rehearsing a production of Chekhov's The Seagull, in which Olivia plays the part of Arkadina, an actress in her declining years.  When Olivia discovers she is pregnant she is more anxious than happy.  Not only does this threaten her career, but her relationship with Serge will be put under strain.  As the unborn child grows insider her, Olivia feels she is changing psychologically as well as physically.  Significantly, she senses she is gaining a deeper understanding of Arkadina, and also the other actress in the play, Nina, the ingénue who is drawn towards insanity.  Over the ensuing months, Olivia finds it harder to separate her own life from the life of the character she is playing on stage...