Intoxicating. Infuriating. Impossible. Love.
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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Classical in form, earnest, grave and prestige.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Helen MirrenSofya Tolstoya
- Christopher PlummerLeo Tolstoy
- Paul GiamattiVladimir Chertkov
- James McAvoyValentin Bulgakov
- John SessionsDushan
- Patrick KennedySergeyenko
- Kerry CondonMasha
- Anne-Marie DuffSasha Tolstoy
- Tomas SpencerAndrey Tolstoy
- David MastersonReporter
Crew
- Michael HoffmanDirector
- Michael HoffmanScreenplay
- Jay PariniNovel
- Sebastian EdschmidDirector of Photography
- Sergei YevtushenkoOriginal Music Composer
- Patricia RommelEditor
- Bonnie ArnoldProducer
- Chris CurlingProducer
- Jens MeurerProducer
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