TV Guide: Leo Tolstoy

Video: Trailer

Trailer Addict — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Trailer for The Last Station. After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya (Helen Mirren), Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer) 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 favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she's born him thirteen children! When Sofya then discovers that Tolstoy's trusted disciple, Chertkov (Paul Giamatti) 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. This is the last straw. 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 extre

Video: The Last Station

Apple Trailers — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya (Helen Mirren), Leo Tolstoy s (Christopher Plummer) 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 favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she s born him thirteen children! When Sofya then discovers that Tolstoy s trusted disciple, Chertkov (Paul Giamatti) 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. This is the last straw. 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 behavior becomes, however,

Video: German Trailer

Trailer Addict — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A German Trailer for The Last Station which is not in English but gives a sense of the film. 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 timesby 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 favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. 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! This is the last straw! Using every bit of cunning, every trick of seduction in her considerable arsenal, she fights fiercely for what she believes is rightfully hers. T

Video: Trailer

Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The Exclusive Trailer for The Kreutzer Sonata which is currently playing On-Ddemand at IFC Festival Direct. The Kreutzer Sonata is based on the book by Leo Tolstoy. When Edgar and Abbey, a concert pianist, meet at a dinner party, they begin begin an affair. Soon after Abby breaks up with her boyfriend, she becomes pregnant with Edgar's child - something that was not planned. Years later, Abby is now Mrs. Edgar Hudson, a resident of Beverly Hills and the mother of two children. In turn, Edgar is now the man who has everything; vast wealth, a gorgeous wife and two beautiful children. Unfortunately, the significant changes in Abby's life have made being a pianist, her true passion, a distant memory thus making her restless and unfulfilled. Her unhappiness is all too apparent, but instead of talking about it, Edgar chooses to ignore it.

Video: War And Peace (1956) - (Original Trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda star in King Vidor's massive adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic War And Peace (1956).

Video: Stuff We Love: Gifts for Creative Kids

iVillage — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Today's pick: Know a budding Jane Austen or Leo Tolstoy? Young authors will love this.