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The Last Station
United Kingdom, 2009, 110 min.
Michael Hoffman's wonderful look at the later years in the life of legendary Russian novelist and social reformer Leo Tolstoy features Christopher Plummer as the great writer, Helen Mirren as his wife Sofya, and Paul Giamatti as his secretary and friend Vladimir.... more
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Sagan
France, 2009, 116 min.
With perfect attention to period detail and a decidedly sympathetic point of view, director Diane Kurys and actor Sylvie Testud (in a César-nominated performance) bring the controversial life of French author Françoise Sagan to the big screen.... more
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The Sicilian Girl
Italy, 2009, 113 min.
The true story of 17-year-old Sicilian Rita Atria (Veronica D'Agostino) -- who confessed all she knew about the inner workings of the Palermo Mafia after her father and brother were murdered -- is brought to vivid life in Marco Amenta's hard-hitting and wonderfully acted drama.... more
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Vincere
Italy, 2009, 128 min.
Before Mussolini was Il Duce, he was a struggling political outsider. Beautiful Ida Dalser was his early financier, lover and mother to his son, but decades later she was shunned and imprisoned by the dictator.... more
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