The Last Station
Intoxicating. Infuriating. Impossible. Love.
Country
Budget
$18 000 000
Revenue
$13 550 772
Director
Actors
Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti, James McAvoy, John Sessions, Patrick Kennedy, Kerry Condon, Anne-Marie Duff, Tomas Spencer, David Masterson
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Chris Curling, Jens Meurer, Bonnie Arnold, Andrei Konchalovsky
Operator
Sebastian Edschmid
Composer
Sergei Yevtushenko
Artist
Patrizia von Brandenstein
Audition
Editing
Patricia Rommel
All team (17)
All team (17)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film's screenplay is based on Jay Parini's novel, "The Last Station." The novel itself was written using the diaries of Tolstoy himself, his family members, and close friends.
- Initially, Meryl Streep and Anthony Hopkins were supposed to play the main roles in the film.
- Astapovo station, where the great Russian writer found his final resting place, was portrayed in the film by a small railway station in the town of Prettsch, Saxony-Anhalt. For the two-week filming period, the station was closed to regular rail traffic, and its appearance was altered using various sets and specially made signs in Russian.
- Originally, the lead roles in the film were intended to be played by Meryl Streep and Anthony Hopkins.
- Astapovo station, where the great Russian writer found his final resting place, became a small railway station in the town of Pretch, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in the film. For a two-week filming period, the station was closed to regular train traffic, and its appearance was altered with various decorations and specially made signs in Russian.
- The film's screenplay is based on the novel 'The Last Station' by Jay Parini. The novel was written using the diaries of Tolstoy himself, his family members, and close friends.
- Filming took place in Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg (Studio Babelsberg), Thuringia, Leipzig, and historical regions of Russia.
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