There are so many things that I don't know anything about. The Last Station gives us the story of the last year or so of Tolstoy's life. Apparently I don't know much about Tolstoy or Russian history, and I am pretty sure this film does not give a complete representation of Tolstoyan views. But it does seem to hit the highlights. Perhaps the best part of this version of the story is the struggle between Tolstoy and his wife Sofia. They are decades into their marriage and each find it completely different that they expected for different reasons. While they still obviously love each other, they realize that their life values are different. They encounter this realization in the face of beautiful memories of their life journey which had been truly synergistic for many years. In the movies (and in life?) it always seems to come as a surprise when people suddenly recognize that a divergence started long ago. Can people learn to see the small clues along the way? Or are we just too busy...
3-stars (out of 5)
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ahh the local artsy theatre had this in the window and i was thinking of seeing it. good thing i have cinebux to refer to.
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