Synopsis
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. The Countess Sofya, wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy, uses every trick of seduction on her husband's loyal disciple, whom she believes was the person responsible for Tolstoy signing a new will that leaves his work and property to the Russian people.
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Cast
- Helen MirrenSofya Tolstoya
- Christopher PlummerLeo Tolstoy
- James McAvoyValentin Bulgakov
- Anne-Marie DuffSasha Tolstoy
- Paul GiamattiVladimir Chertkov
- John SessionsDushan
- Patrick KennedySergeyenko
- Kerry CondonMasha
- David MastersonReporter
- Tomas SpencerAndrey Tolstoy
Recommendations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
Three superb performances by Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer and James McAvoy should have Oscar handicappers drooling. - 90
Los Angeles Times
For those who enjoy actors who can play it up without ever overplaying their hands, The Last Station is the destination of choice. - 88
USA Today
Every second Helen Mirren is on-screen in The Last Station is a study in peerless talent. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
A grandly entertaining historical drama. - 80
Variety
Solid middlebrow biographical fare in which meaty roles are acted to the hilt by a cast more than ready for the feast. - 75
Rolling Stone
The film itself, energetically directed and written by Michael Hoffman, can't always rise to the level of its two dynamo stars. - 70
Village Voice
Tolstoy fought a love-hate war with his bipolar wife, Sonya, and thank God for that, since it allows Helen Mirren, basically playing a cross between Ibsen drama queen Hedda Gabler and the little squirrel from "A Doll's House," to waltz away with the movie. - 60
New York Daily News
Though it feels at first like a musty edition of "Masterpiece Theatre," Michael Hoffman's adaptation of a novel by Jay Parini holds enough surprises to make a memorable impact.
