SummaryAfter almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya, Leo Tolstoy’s devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary—she’s copied out War and Peace six times…by hand!—suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even ... Read More
Directed By:Michael Hoffman
Written By:Michael Hoffman, Jay Parini
The Last Station
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Generally Favorable
76
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7.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
88% Positive
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100
This production, directed by Michael Hoffman, is like a great night at the theatre--the two performing demons go at each other full tilt and produce scenes of Shakespearean affection, chagrin, and rage.
88
It is edifying, it is emotionally engaging, it is embraceable.
88
Helen Mirren outdoes even her Oscar-winning performance in "The Queen" with her tour de force as Countess Sofya Tolstoy in Michael Hoffman's delightful The Last Station.
80
Solid middlebrow biographical fare in which meaty roles are acted to the hilt by a cast more than ready for the feast.
75
Some women are simply sexy forever. Helen Mirren is a woman like that. She's 64. As she enters her 70s, we'll begin to develop a fondness for sexy septuagenarians.
67
Little more than a gilded trifle, though it offers its share of light enjoyments.
40
Working with uneven material, the illustrious cast is too often stranded in a realm of tony, high-art camp.
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Generally Favorable
84% Positive
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Aug 22, 2010
9
When Helen Mirren got an Oscar nomination for this, I thought, hoo, boy, does she have to get nominated for every film she does? But having seen the film now, I have to say she totally deserved it! As Tolstoy's wife, she is smart, tormented, manipulative, sensual, vulnerable . . . just amazing. Christopher Plummer is terrific, too.
Sep 1, 2014
7
An astonishing story of the last days of Tolstoy's life, told so beautifully by grand performances from Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer and James McAvoy.
Production Company:
- Egoli Tossell Pictures
- Zephyr Films
- Egoli Tossell Film Halle
- Production Center of Andrei Konchalovsky
- SamFilm Produktion
Release Date:Dec 4, 2009
Duration:1 h 52 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Intoxicating. Infuriating. Impossible. Love.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 5 Nominations
