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The Last Station
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| After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya (Helen Mirren), Leo Tolstoy’s (Christopher Plummer) devoted wife, lover, muse and secretary, 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 celibacy. When Sofya discovers that Tolstoy’s trusted disciple, Checkov (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 for what she believes is rightfully hers. The more extreme her behavior becomes, however, the more easily Checkov is able to persuade Tolstoy of the damage she will do to his glorious legacy. A complex, funny, rich and emotional story about the difficulty of living with love and the impossibility of living without it. | ||||||
| R / 112 mins. |
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A Single Man
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| Fashion designer Tom Ford’s stunning directorial debut about a gay college professor (Colin Firth) who loses his longtime partner. | ||||||
| Adapted from Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, the film takes place in pre-AIDS Los Angeles, when homosexuals were still an invisible minority. True to the times, when his lover Jim (Matthew Goode) dies in a car accident, George is barred from the memorial, which is for “family only.” A gentle man, he grieves quietly, and, heartbroken and isolated, meticulously rehearses his suicide. Sidetracked by the unexpected attentions of a young student (Nicholas Hoult), and impromptu plans with his devil-may-care friend Charley (Julianne Moore), George begins to rethink his fate. Featuring intelligent, award-worthy performances, the film’s palpably beating heart is enhanced by poetic flashbacks, as well as by Ford’s lively and intuitive attention to light and color. | ||||||
| R / 99 mins. |
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The White Ribbon
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| Set in a German farming village on the brink of World War I, Haneke’s (THE PIANO TEACHER, CACHE) Cannes prizewinner examines how mistrust can breed violence. |
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| Amidst the sun-dappled fields of Eichwald, a horseman has a strange accident, a worker is killed in a sawmill, a young boy is kidnapped, and a barn is torched. As children gravitate toward the violent incidents, village elders grow fearful, and longtime neighbors start to distrust one another. Though “whodunnit” is revealed at the very last moment, the film remains a mystery not of suspense but of suspicion, the saga of a society that admits to nothing while hiding everything. In German with subtitles. | ||||||
| R / 145 mins. |
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
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| Filled to the brim with director Terry Gilliam’s trademark visual madness, this story of a deal with the Devil also features Heath Ledger’s final performance. | ||||||
| One thousand years ago, upon reaching a pact with the Devil (a whacked-out Tom Waits), crazed circus ringmaster Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) is granted immortality and the ability to guide the imagination of others. Cut to the present day, and the Devil is finally ready to claim his end of the bargain-the soul of Parnassus’ 16-year-old daughter, Valentina (Lily Cole). One last bet is struck to save the girl-Parnassus must deliver five souls into his own phantasmagoric world of imagination. With help from his circus troupe and a mysterious stranger (Heath Ledger, and upon his death ably filled in for by Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell), Parnassus does all he can to lure guests into his psychedelic dreamland. If this all sounds bonkers, that’s because it is-but it’s just the kind of brilliant lunacy we’ve come to expect from the creator of Time Bandits, Brazil, and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. | ||||||
| PG-13 / 122 mins. | ||||||
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