Kamloops Film Society Presents The Last Station
Location: Paramount Theatre
Contact: Brian
Phone: 250-573-3806
Fee: Admission $7 at the door. Advance tickets ($7) or Winter Film Pass ($20) available at Moviemart at 5th and Seymour.
“A grandly entertaining historical drama.” - Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Germany, Russia, UK • Bio, Drama • Director: Michael Hoffman • 112 min • In English • NR
Fact and fiction converge in this talent-driven drama based on Jay Parini's novel about Leo Tolstoy. After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya, Leo Tolstoy’s devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary—she’s copied out War and Peace six times…by hand!—suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favour of poverty, vegetarianism and celibacy. And after she’s born him thirteen children! When Sofya then discovers that Tolstoy’s trusted disciple, Chertkov—whom she despises—may have secretly convinced her husband to sign a new will, leaving the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian people rather than his very own family, she is consumed by righteous outrage. Using every bit of cunning, every trick of seduction in her considerable arsenal, she fights fiercely for what she believes is rightfully hers. The more extreme her behaviour becomes, however, the more easily Chertkov is able to persuade Tolstoy of the damage she will do to his glorious legacy
Showtime : 7:00 pm