' Last Station ' - go to the movies?

Reviews of the film on my favorite ' Kinopoiske ' not encouraging ( Americans do not know how to play a Russian, they just do not understand us ), but here's what appealed to the subject of the Russian writer, Tolstoy, and highly valued in the West, translated, read, I think, .
A very interesting figure of the Secretary, Bulgakov, to my shame, did not know anything about it ( here here can credit those who know nothing of the same. http://ru. wikipedia. org / wiki / Bulgakov, _Valentin_Fedorovich. ).
Interesting facts: - The novel «The Last Station» Jay Parini on the diaries written by Tolstoy himself, his family and close friends.
- Hoffman read the novel twice Parini. After the first reading in 1990, he was not interested in. However, having lived many years in wedlock, the director read the novel - and decided that his film is.
- Initially, the main role in the movie should play Meryl Streep and Anthony Hopkins.
- Astapovo Station, where the great Russian writer has found its final resting place, the film was a small town train station Pretch, Saxony -Anhalt. For two weeks during the filming of the station was closed to regular rail link, and its appearance changed with different decorations and specially made signs in Russian.
- Of the 13 million euro budget came from eight German organizations. Because of this picture filmed mostly in Germany.
- At the birth of Helen Mirren 's name was Elena Mironova Vasilyevna.
By the way, we can talk about achievements: the film is presented in two categories for ... Incidentally, for the Plummer is the first in the life of a nomination for this award for more than 60-year film career.
So, go ahead, to the movies!.
P. S for their. If you find it, will show in the ' Cinema Club '.