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Jaclyn 2022-03-23 09:02:57

Watched this movie on and off. The contradiction between Tolstoy and Sophia is that of a saint and a mortal.
Tolstoy is also fully worthy of the title of aristocrat in spirit. What he pursues is equality, great love, and freedom. It is reasonable for Sophia to consider her own family interests more.
I'm thinking if one wants to be a saint, should one form a family with mortals and enjoy worldly pleasures?
The end of the film is very sad. Anyone who faces death is so small and weak. All the greatness, wisdom, and nobility of the great man are finally ended by death, and perhaps only the works left behind can be a little closer to eternity.

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The Last Station quotes

  • Sofya Tolstaya: Oh, Leovochka, why do you insist on dressing like that?

    Leo Tolstoy: What do you mean, like what?

    Sofya Tolstaya: Like a man who looks after the sheep!

    Leo Tolstoy: It wasn't meant to offend you.

    Sofya Tolstaya: You're a count, for God's sake!

  • Leo Tolstoy: Despite good cause for it, I have never stopped loving you.

    Sofya Tolstaya: Of course.

    Leo Tolstoy: But God knows you don't make it easy!

    Sofya Tolstaya: Why should it be easy? I am the work of your life, you are the work of mine. That's what love is!