| Release Date: | Sep 2009 |
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| Genre: | Biography / Drama |
| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations |
| Cast: | Paul Giamatti (Vladimir Chertkov), James McAvoy (Valentin Bulgakov), Christopher Plummer (Leo Tolstoy), Helen Mirren (Sofya Tolstaya), Anne-Marie Duff (Sasha Tolstoy), Kerry Condon (Masha), Patrick Kennedy (Sergeyenko), John Sessions (Dushan), David Masterson (Reporter), Tomas Spencer (Andrey Tolstoy), Maximilian Gärtner (Kind (uncredited)), Christian Gaul (Ivan (uncredited)), Wolfgang Häntsch (Priest (uncredited)), Nenad Lucic (Vanja (uncredited)) |
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.