
The Countess Sofya Andreevna Tolstoy (Dame Helen Mirren), wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer), 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.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Countess Sofya Andreevna Tolstoy (Dame Helen Mirren), wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer), 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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| Boston PhoenixSteve VinebergMirren is both audaciously funny and heartbreaking. |
| Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)John WirtMirren and Plummer together in The Last Station create their own cinematic event. |
| The New YorkerDavid DenbyThis 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. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsAs they build up steam, two powerful actors keep us wondering whether this train is bound for war or peace. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrThe movie’s a chocolate box of nougaty performances, from Christopher Plummer’s delightful depiction of Tolstoy as a ribald old naïf to Paul Giamatti twirling his waxed mustache and playing to the gallery as Vladimir Chertkov. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeySet exactly a century ago, The Last Station is a droll tragicomedy starring those battling Tolstoys, whose family is unhappy in its own way. |
| New York PostLou LumenickHelen 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. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigEvery second Helen Mirren is on-screen in The Last Station is a study in peerless talent. |
| New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottIt is edifying, it is emotionally engaging, it is embraceable. |
| Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesIf you come to this expecting the philosophical depth and psychological detail of Tolstoy’s work you’re sure to be disappointed, but as an actors’ romp it’s delectable. |