Story of passion and family conflict set in 19th century upper-class Russia in which the wife of an aristocrat falls in love with a dashing calvary officer.
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Publisher:
New York, N.Y. : 20th Century Fox Entertainment, [2007], ©2007
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7.914 An
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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MPAA rating: Not rated
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Add a CommentA bleak story of the most vile selfish harlot since Scarlett O'hara; a Russian Scarlett and Rhett.
Anna Karenina is my favorite Russian novel (and one of my all-time favorite books, period), so I decided to give this adaptation a try. (I didn't particularly care for the more recent version with Keira Knightley and Jude Law.) Of course, there's only so much of a 900-page book that can be crammed into a 2-hour movie, but I loved this adaptation. Vivien Leigh was especially dazzling as Anna, and the cinematography and acting were overall excellent. This movie really captured the essence of Tolstoy's novel.
Strong on production value; fair to midland on content. Vivien Leigh translated the scorned outcast of woeful personal choices proficiently; she's the main reason I sought this version out. The film, as a whole, was rather forgettable, unfortunately. Anticipating the 2012 version with Keira Knightley.