The Last Station

Director Michael Hoffman

Producers Chris Curling, Jens Meurer, Bonnie Arnold

Production companies Egoli Tossell Film, Zephyr Films, Andrei Konchalovsky Production Center

US distribution Sony Pictures Classics

International sales The Little Film Company

US release date December 4

Worldwide gross to date n/a

Best picture chances

A sprightly period piece that is both amusing and tragic will always tickle the fancy of awards voters, especially of the older variety, and The Last Station has the added benefit of beloved stars such as Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer in leading roles. Hoffman’s most appealing film to date has already achieved a slew of Independent Spirit Award nominations and could be the little film that came out of left field.

What Screen said

“Sterling performances by a cherry-picked Anglo-American cast and the hook of a good story well told lift this conventionally staged period piece about Tolstoy’s tragicomic final months above the level of made-for-TV drama… Based on Jay Parini’s 1990 novel of the same name, Hoffman’s likeable biopic walks a nice edge between drama and comedy.”

Lee Marshall