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Set in the last tumultuous years of famed Russian author Leo Tolstoy's life, centers on the battle for his soul waged by his wife Sofya Andreyevna and his leading disciple Vladimir Cherkov. Torn between his professed doctrine of poverty and chastity and the reality of his enormous wealth, his thirteen children and a life of .. Read more

Starring	James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti, Helen Mirren
Director	Michael Hoffman, Sebastian Edschmid
Genres	Drama

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- Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren play Mr & Mrs in this story about Leo Tolstoy's life. read more »
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  Don't waste your time with this
  
  I saw a preview of this film about a year and a half ago. 300 people watched it and nobody had a good word to say about it. The story is dreary, one feels ... read more »
  
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  frank, vivicious Tostroy's family life
  
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  A rich tapestry of family life in Tolstroy's household during the final months of his revered life. Yet this movie is about life, open comunication, and ... read more »
  
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- - PatriciaCasement
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  - 02 Jun 2012 at 22:56
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  Disappointing but beautiful.
  
  This is a beautiful looking film and a pleasant way to while away an hour or two but I wasn't really as taken with it as I thought. In my mind a film based ... read more »
  
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- - Venus78
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  - 29 May 2012 at 15:11
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  Spare us your advise, please...
  
  You completely missed the point, it is not a 'story' it's not fiction. I'm sorry you don't agree with Tolstoi's end, but I suppose he ... read more »
  
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- - Oldibirti
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  - 16 Apr 2012 at 14:56
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  wait till you have a bad cold...
  
  ...lie out on a sofa with your favourite duvet and coldy comforts and enjoy some great actors deliver some capable performances to an average drama. Forget its ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Feb 2012 at 16:24
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  Unconvincing but nice sunday watch
  
  Very unconvincing as a Russian story, even more so as a political story. Still a pleasant and entertaining costume drama without out any real drama or suspense... read more »
  
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- - Iben
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  - 01 Feb 2012 at 12:59
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  Unmoved Bordering on Bored
  
  Even though this is a stellar cast unfortunately the film itself was quite disappointing - if you do not have a handle on Tolstoy's writings or philosophies... read more »
  
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  - 24 Jan 2012 at 09:56
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  Very good and interesting
  
  It is difficult to review this movie without giving spoilers, so I will just say that it is worth watching and I would recommend it. Also the acting is great ... read more »
  
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- - sdfilm
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  - 08 Dec 2011 at 11:36
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  A Russian 20th Century masterpiece
  
  Absolutely magnificent portrayal of the final days of Leo Tolstoy and the battle between family inheritance of fortune against leaving works of art to the ... read more »
  
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  - 07 Nov 2011 at 21:46
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  Unfortunately boring
  
  Such a good cast of actors and the story could have been an exciting one but no. Beyond the costume and good acting the lines are dull and repetitive, it's ... read more »
  
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  - 02 Nov 2011 at 07:51
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  Slow and boring
  
  I saw the trailer for this film and thought it looked quite interesting - romantic even. However, after 30 minutes of watching it - I gave up!! This film just ... read more »
  
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  Don't waste your time with this
  
  I saw a preview of this film about a year and a half ago. 300 people watched it and nobody had a good word to say about it. The story is dreary, one feels ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Feb 2010 at 18:48
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  touching ,interesting and heartfelt
  
  I saw this at the cinema having known nothing about Toltstoy but was so intrigued by his character i wanted to know more...James Mcavoy shines in this film and ... read more »
  
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  - 08 Mar 2010 at 01:08
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  The Last Station
  
  If you are interested in the man himself not just his writing then this is the last chapter. Helen Mirren as Sofia portrays the difficulty of living with Leo ... read more »
  
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  - Truro
  - 27 Oct 2010 at 12:26
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  Intriguing and Dramatic
  
  I didn't know that there were so much conspiracy surrounding Lev (Leo) Tolstoy's during the last few months of his life. Helen Mirren is uncomparable ... read more »
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 22 Oct 2010 at 17:20
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  Literary curiosity, poorly acted
  
  An interesting story spoilt by movieland history rather than real historical content. There is some dreadful over acting by Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer... read more »
  
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  - 30 Jun 2010 at 22:23
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  Very Slow But Good.
  
  The Last Station isn't going to appeal to everyone. It's a very slow film with not a lot happening and inpatient people just won't enjoy this. But ... read more »
  
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- - filmsaremypassion
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  - 06 Jul 2010 at 17:22
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  Last Station
  
  Extremely evocative of the era, beautifully photographed with class performances from Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer and James McAvoy , though the whole ... read more »
  
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- - WEG
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  - 08 Nov 2010 at 11:08
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  A very pleasant movie
  
  I just rented the Last Station as I am a fan of McAvoy and Mirren.
  
  I couldn't believe Tolstoi was played by Mr Von Trapp himself (aka Christopher... read more »
  
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  - 19 Aug 2010 at 09:22
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  Touchingly Passionate.
  
  This film takes you on an emotional journey in the last months of the Russian author Leo Tolstoy's life.
  
  Whilst he struggled with the fame and ... read more »
  
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- - zedphelan
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  - 02 Jul 2010 at 22:14
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  the last station
  
  Well acted and a lovely film. Not to everyones taste I presume but I enjoyed it. having read some of Tolstoys works and about him, I felt that the film covered ... read more »
  
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- - lindylu
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  - 08 Nov 2010 at 17:15

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  The final year of Russian socialist writer Leo Tolstoy's life comes to the screen with Christopher Plummer in the lead role and Helen Mirren portraying his wife, Sofya. Paul Giamatti, James McAvoy, and Anne-Marie Duff co-star in the Warner Bros. production, directed by Michael Hoffman from the ...

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  Set in the last tumultuous years of famed Russian author Leo Tolstoy's life, centers on the battle for his soul waged by his wife Sofya Andreyevna and his leading disciple Vladimir Cherkov. Torn between his professed doctrine of poverty and chastity and the reality of his enormous wealth, his ...