Anna Karenina is Joe Wright's inspiring new adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's epic masterpiece; expertly scripted by much celebrated playwright Sir Tom Stoppard. The film, nominated in 2013 for several coveted awards, stars Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson and is set almost entirely within a run-down theatre.
The story takes place in Russia's extravagant high society during the late 19th century. It follows married aristocrat Anna Karenina as she embarks on a fateful affair with the handsome, dashing young army officer, Count Vronsky, who she... meets while in Moscow attempting to help her brother save his marriage. On returning to St Petersburg Anna is still consumed with desire and the two lovers, unable to ignore their mutual attraction, continue their passionate liaison. Scandal ensues and, challenged with a crucial ultimatum proposed by her husband, Anna's decisions have drastic consequence not only for herself but for those around her.
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Tom Stoppard pens this Academy Award-nominated adaptation of Tolstoy's classic story of doomed love, directed by Joe Wright and boasting a star-studded British cast headed by Kiera Knightley and Jude Law. Trapped in a loveless marriage and the ongoing fallout of a family crisis, Anna (Knightley) falls uncontrollably in love with charming and affluent bachelor Count Vronsky (Aaron Johnson). But as Anna falters to make a decision about leaving her husband, government official Karenin (Law), Vronsky continues to pursue his social life, leading Anna into a growing paranoia about his infidelities that eventually leads to tragic consequences.
HANNA director Joe Wright shifts gears from action to classical literature by teaming with Oscar-winning screenwriter Tom Stoppard for this adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's beloved novel. Set in late 19th Century Russia, ANNA KARENINA follows the tale of a young debutante (Keira Knightly) who questions her happiness with husband (Jude Law), a high-ranking government official. With her social standing in St. Petersburg could scarcely be higher, she journeys to Moscow after a letter from her brother (Matthew MacFadyen) She begins to see her life transform in ways she never thought possible after an encounter with Countess Vronsky and her son, a dashing cavalry officer (Aaron Johnson), who suffers greatly for her betrayal. Olivia Williams co-star in a film scored by Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli (ATONEMENT).
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