- THE LAST STATION
- with short film SKYLIGHT
- Friday, April 16, 2010
- 7 p.m.
- The Tower Theatre
- 815 E. Olive Avenue, Fresno [map]
- $12 General Admission
- $10 Students/Seniors
- (includes admission to Opening Night Party)
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“The incomparable Helen Mirren is simply astounding. Christopher Plumber is her match. The sight of these two acting giants going at each other is pure rowdy pleasure.”
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
“The arrival of a movie with as much intelligence and artistry as The Last Station should also be accompanied by the sound of trumpets. For the legions of movie lovers who lament the passing of great filmmaking, don’t give up yet. This one is for you.”
Rex Reed, New York Observer
“Tansforms Tolstoy’s waning days into material worthy of one of his tragedies while simultaneously making a biting statement about how the politics of a “movement” often warp the underlying philosophy which caused it to develop.”
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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Synopsis
In the Russian historical drama The Last Station, actors Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer lead an ensemble cast. The biopic tells the story of the nearly 50-year marriage between author Leo Tolstoy and the Countess Sofya, his devoted wife, lover, muse and secretary. Sofya finds her world turned upside down when Tolstoy renounces his nobility, his property and his family, in order to create a new religion for himself consisting of poverty, vegetarianism and celibacy. For their roles, Mirren earned Best Actress nominations and Plummer earned Best Supporting Actor nominations at both the 2010 Academy Awards and 2010 Golden Globe Awards.
Directed by Michael Hoffman
Russia/Germany/UK (2010)
112 minutes. Rated R. 35mm.
http://www.sonyclassics.com/thelaststation/
Companion Short Film
- SKYLIGHT
- David Baas (Canada)
- 4 minutes
- In the animated mock documentary Skylight, the ecological plight of penguins in the Antarctic foretells possibly cataclysmic results for the rest of the world.
- http://www.skylight-short.com