release on 23 December 2009, with a wide release on 15 January 2010. It was released in Germany on 28 January 2010. Critic Philip French praised McAvoy for bringing "the same amiable diffidence he brought to the role of Idi Amin's confidant in The Last King of Scotland". Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times called Hoffman's direction "accomplished", and the film's centerpiece "the spectacular back and forth between Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren...For those who enjoy actors who can play it up without ever overplaying their hands, "The Last Station" is the destination of choice." On the negative side, critic Xan Brooks characterized the film as a "genteel domestic farce" and faulted the director for "pander[ing] to the worst impulses of the cast". Accolades Mirren won the Best Actress award at the 2009 Rome International Film Festival and at the 9th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards for her performance. She was also nominated for Best Actress – Drama at the 67th Golden Globe Awards, as was Plummer for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Both actors also received nominations for their performances at the Academy Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Home media The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 22 June 2010. References The Last Year of Leo Tolstoy, by Valentin Fedorovich Bulgakov, Ann Dunnigan, 1971, Penguin Books, . External links 2009 films 2009 biographical drama films British biographical drama films German biographical drama films Russian biographical drama films English-language German films English-language Russian films Films directed by Michael Hoffman Films produced by Bonnie Arnold Biographical films about writers Films based on American novels Films set in country houses Films set in Russia Films set in 1910 Films shot in Moscow Films shot in Russia Sony Pictures Classics films Works about Leo Tolstoy Cultural depictions of Leo Tolstoy 2009 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s British films 2000s German films