Лев Толстой
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A biographical film depicting the last years in the life of Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. It focuses mainly on Tolstoy´s intellectual and philosophical ideas, his effort to get close to simple people and his belief that it is only the moral perfection of every individual that leads to improvement and revival of the society as a whole. (official distributor synopsis)
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It's been many years since I saw this film at a movie club, so I should be cautious with my rating, but even after all these years, I still shiver when I remember the excessive runtime, which worked more effectively on me than a double dose of Rohypnol. I don't expect action from biographical films, but I do expect perspective - and that was completely missing here. It's pathetic, lacks distance, is too intimate, and, again, far too long. Cold as a dog's nose. Overall impression: 20%.
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