Overview

The film consists of two parts: “Insomnia” and “Departure”. We shall meet Lev Tolstoy in the final years of his life at Yasnaya Polyana. We shall see him surrounded by his family, friends, acquaintances and absolute strangers who were coming to the great man and artist from all over the world. We shall hear “the voice of his thoughts”. In his sleepless nights, we shall follow his memory of the happy youthful years and the crucial, hard ones. We shall witness Tolstoy’s tragic departure from Yasnaya Polyana and his death at an obscure little station of Astapovo.

Cast

Sergei Gerasimov, Tamara Makarova, Aleksey Petrenko, Viktor Proskurin, Nikolay Eryomenko, Bořivoj Navrátil, Yekaterina Vasilyeva, Konstantin Grigorev

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What is "Lev Tolstoy" about?

The film consists of two parts: “Insomnia” and “Departure”. We shall meet Lev Tolstoy in the final years of his life at Yasnaya Polyana. We shall see him surrounded by his family, friends, acquaintances and absolute strangers who were coming to the great man and artist from all over the world. We shall hear “the voice of his thoughts”. In his sleepless nights, we shall follow his memory of the happy youthful years and the crucial, hard ones. We shall witness Tolstoy’s tragic departure from Yasnaya Polyana and his death at an obscure little station of Astapovo.

When was "Lev Tolstoy" released?

Lev Tolstoy was released in 1984.

Who stars in "Lev Tolstoy"?

The cast includes Sergei Gerasimov, Tamara Makarova, Aleksey Petrenko, Viktor Proskurin.