The Last Station
Synopsis
Tolstoy, having rejected his title and embraced an ascetic life style, 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 whole affair is witnessed by Tolstoy’s new secretary, Valentin, whose love for the beautiful and feisty Masha is set against the old love of Tolstoy and Sofya.
The Last Station is a film about the difficulty of living with love and the impossibility of living without it.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 107 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Michael Hoffman
- Producer
- Phil Robertson, Andrei Konchalovsky, Judy Tossell
- Editor
- Patricia Rommel
- Screenwriter
- Michael Hoffman
- Director of Photography
- Sebastian Edschmid
- Production Designer
- Patrizia von Brandenstein
- Sound
- Martin Trevis
- Composer
- Yuri Poteyenko
- Principal cast
- Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, James McAvoy, Paul Giamatti, Kerry Condon, Anne-Marie Duff
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Egoli Tossell Film Halle GmbH
Marktplatz 706108 Halle (Saale)
Germany
c/o Zephyr Films Ltd.
33 Percy StreetLondon W1T 2DF
UK
Sales Company
The Little Film Company
12930 Ventura Boulevard #822Studio City CA 91604
USA
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