Leo Tolstoy
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Hailed as one of the greatest novels of all time and a classic of world literature, War and Peace unfolds in the early nineteenth century during the turbulent years of the Napoleonic invasion of Russia. Tolstoy's epic ranges from stirring depictions of historical events to intimate portraits of family life, moving between public spectacles and private lives to offer a tale of both panoramic scope and closely observed detail.
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Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (9th September 1828 – 20th November 1910) was born into a well known Russian family of nobility who was brought up by relatives following his parents death when he was very young. Described by his teachers at university as "unable and unwilling to learn" he abandoned all formal education and after running up gambling debts joined the army with his older brother. Here he started writing and had a moral and spiritual
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"This richly detailed film charts the tragic romantic triangle formed when the dashing Count Vronsky defies social conventions and falls into forbidden love with Anna, the ignored wife of an aristocrat. Soon, Anna's children--a son by Karenin and an illegitimate daughter by Vronsky--become pawns in Karenin's game to see that Anna pays a terrible price for her indiscretion."--Container.
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"Beauty. Style. Grace. Audrey Hepburn captured us with her beauty and won us with her heart. These timeless classics in the stellar Audrey Hepburn 7-Movie Collection will captivate adoring fans and introduce new generations to one of the most iconic movie stars of all time. Includes: Breakfast at Tiffany's, Funny Face, My Fair Lady, Paris When it Sizzles, Roman Holiday, Sabrina, War and Peace."--
[War and Peace:] "Adaptation of Tolstoy's great...