When the young Tolstoy disciple Valentin Bulgakov (James McAvoy) arrives at the great Russian writer’s country estate, Yasnaya Polyana, he has no idea of the pitched battle he’s descending into.

When the young Tolstoy disciple Valentin Bulgakov (James McAvoy) arrives at the great Russian writer's country estate, Yasnaya Polyana, he has no idea of the pitched battle he's descending into.

When the young Tolstoy disciple Valentin Bulgakov (James McAvoy) arrives at the great Russian writer's country estate, Yasnaya Polyana, he has no idea of the pitched battle he's descending into ...

When young Tolstoy disciple Valentin Bulgakov (James McAvoy) arrives at the great Russian writer's country estate, Yasnaya Polyana, he has no idea of the pitched battle he's descending into.

In 1910 Russia, Valentin Bulgakov (James McAvoy), the newly appointed private secretary to the great Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer), arrives at the writer’s estate — the battleground for a ...

James McAvoy had to wait a few years for “The Last Station” to come together before he could play Valentin Bulgakov, personal secretary to exalted Russian writer and philosopher Leo Tolstoy ...

In 1910 Russia, Valentin Bulgakov (James McAvoy), the newly appointed private secretary to the great Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer), arrives at the writer’s estate — the battleground for a ...

In short, while Bulgakov’s play itself is often dazzling (Moliere has always made a compelling subject, most notably in the memorable Ariane Mnouchkine Théâtre du Soleil 1978 biopic), and the ...

Characters write with chalk on the walls, but the audience is not in a position to read the writing. Single lines of dialogue are apparently expected to sum up major shifts in Bulgakov's life ...