The Barrie Film Festival is pleased to present this screening as a featured event of Carnegie Days 2010 - a festival of art and language
The Last Station
Saturday, September 18, 2010, 7 PM
Location: Imperial Cinemas, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Tickets: $9
Director: Michael Hoffman
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy and Paul Giamatti
Biography/Drama/History, 14A for a scene of sexuality/nudity
Language: English (Russia/UK/Germany)
Fact and fiction converge in this talent-driven drama based on Jay Parini’s novel about Leo Tolstoy. THE LAST STATION focuses on the marriage between Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer) and his devoted wife Sofya (Helen Mirren) in its final years. After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya, 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 and his property in favour of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. What’s more, Tolstoy may have been persuaded by his disciple, Chertkov (Paul Giamatti), to leave the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian people rather than his own family. Sofya uses every strategy at her disposal to fiercely fight against the libertarian community that is installed in her house; trying to win back what she feels belongs to her.
A tale of two romances, one beginning, one near its end, THE LAST STATION is a complex, funny, rich and emotional story about the difficulty of living with love and the impossibility of living without it.
- WON - Best International Literature Adaptation (Michael Hoffman), Hessian Film Award, 2009
- WON - Best Actress (Helen Mirren), Rome Film Festival, 2009
Official website:
www.sonyclassics.com/thelaststation
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