The Coolidge Corner Theatre
Your Not-For-Profit Independent Theatre
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The second Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 (time subject to change based on film schedule) All shows regular price The annual Off The Couch series is a great way to augment your moviegoing experience. At each monthly screening, members of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society join us for invigorating discussions after one of our regularly scheduled feature films. Come and interact with cinema and learn more about the psychological aspects that motivate plot, character, and even the directors of today's films.
THE LAST STATIONNow Playing!  Off the Couch presentation Tuesday, February 9 @ 7:00pm Nominated for 2 Academy Awards: Best Actress, Helen Mirren & Best Supporting Actor, Chritopher Plummer This production, directed by Michael Hoffman, is like a great night at the theatre--the two performing demons go at each other full tilt and produce scenes of Shakespearean affection, chagrin, and rage. - David Denby, The New Yorker After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya (Helen Mirren), Leo Tolstoy’s (Christopher Plummer) devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. When Sofya then discovers that Tolstoy’s trusted disciple, Chertkov (PaulGiamatti) may have secretly convinced her husband to sign anew will, leaving the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian people rather than hisvery own family, she is consumed by righteous outrage. Into this minefield wanders Tolstoy’s worshipful new assistant, the young, gullible Valentin (James McAvoy). In no time, he becomes a pawn, first of the scheming Chertkov and then of the wounded, vengeful Sofya as each plots to undermine the other’s gains. dir. Michael Hoffman, w/ Chrisopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy 1h25m |
