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 112 minutes Michael Hoffman Double Oscar nominated, The Last Station, is a love story set during the last year of the life and turbulent marriage of the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and his wife the Countess Sofya. Tolstoy, having rejected his title and embraced an ascetic lifestyle, finds himself increasingly at odds with Sofya. As his devoted disciple Vladimir Chertkov urges him to sign a new will leaving the rights to his work to the Russian people rather than his family, the conflict between husband and wife grows to breaking point. The Last Station is a film about the difficulty of living with love and the impossibility of living without it. Jay Parini
· 4 stars - “Helen Mirren stuns...an absorbing, moving testament to the complexities and power of love” - Herald On Sunday · 4 stars - “A tender touching love story that sparkles with wit” “Dame Helen Mirren is at her graceful and seductive best.” “Christopher Plummer gives the dramatic performance of a lifetime” NZWW – Kendyl Middelbeek. · 4 stars – real groove Top Review on IMDB 41 out of 48 people found the following review useful: I just saw this at the Telluride Film Festival. It was just fantastic. The story and characters are very well drawn and engaging. Tolstoy is wonderfully presented as a man who is aware he cannot live up to his own ideals. It shows how his image and words are corrupted into the ideals and beliefs of others who have lost their way. The acting, cinematography, costumes, all was superb. It is a film about love. The portray and comparisons of old love and new love. Love of a man and love of an ideology. Well done to all who worked on it. I hope this does not get misunderstood as a dry drama, as it is a very funny and moving film. I cannot wait to see it again. M Session Times
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