LAST STATION Eastern European Cinema

Armenia’s tumultuous struggle for political independence is the backdrop for this compelling tale of lost love and broken dreams. Gerald, an Armenian actor, reminisces about his life with his wife Nora (played by Los Angeles actress Nora Armani) and their year,S together in a traveling theater company Traversing the world, the couple performs a play that serves as a haunting parallel to their own lives, revealing their most intimate thoughts and unfulfilled needs. Their travels remove them far from their Armenian roots, leaving Gerard homesick and Nora yearning for a life outside of her impoverished homeland. Haroutiun Katchatrian’s (Return to the Promised Land) lyrical direction provides a view of love that is at once romantic, nostalgic, and bitter.-Christine Higgins Chin