The Departure of a Great Old Man

The Departure of a Great Old Man

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 8, 1912

Runtime

0h 32m

Genres

Drama

User Score

47%

Original Title

Уход великого старца

Production Companies

Thiemann & Reinhardt

Director

Elizaveta Thiman

Description

A group of peasants comes to see Leo Tolstoy and his wife, the Countess, to request some land. Tolstoy must explain to them that it is his wife who has authority over their land-holdings, and she will not help them. Stung by their negative reaction to him, Tolstoy becomes increasingly preoccupied with the problems of the poor. This leads to a number of conflicts with his wife, and then to a deep despondency, as the noted writer continues vainly to search for answers to the sufferings he sees around him.