Anna Karenina (2012/I)

Director:

Joe Wright

Writers:

Tom Stoppard (screenplay)
Leo Tolstoy (novel)

Release Date:

7 September 2012 (Ireland)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Russia | Love | Saint Petersburg | Train Station

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 14 wins & 30 nominations

Cast

Matthew Macfadyen	...	Oblonsky
Eric MacLennan	...	Matvey
Kelly Macdonald	...	Dolly
Theo Morrissey	...	Grisha Oblonsky
Cecily Morrissey	...	Lili Oblonsky
Freya Galpin	...	Masha Oblonsky
Octavia Morrissey	...	Tanya Oblonsky
Beatrice Morrissey	...	Vasya Oblonsky
Marine Battier	...	Mlle. Roland
Keira Knightley	...	Anna Karenina
Guro Nagelhus Schia	...	Annushka
Aruhan Galieva	...	Aruhan
Jude Law	...	Karenin
Carl Grose	...	Korney
Bryan Hands	...	Mikhail Slyudin
Oskar McNamara	...	Serhoza
Luke Newberry	...	Vasily Lukich
Olivia Williams	...	Countess Vronsky
Michael Shaeffer	...	Doorkeeper
Domhnall Gleeson	...	Levin
Steven Beard	...	Elderly Waiter
Alicia Vikander	...	Kitty
Pip Torrens	...	Prince Shcherbatsky
Susanne Lothar	...	Princess Shcherbatsky
Alexandra Roach	...	Countess Nordston
Henry Lloyd-Hughes	...	Burisov
Aaron Taylor-Johnson	...	Vronsky
David Wilmot	...	Nikolai
Tannishtha Chatterjee	...	Masha
Joseph Macnab	...	Guards Officer
Nick Holder	...	Stationmaster
Claire Greenway	...	Austrian Princess
Mike Shepherd	...	Wheel Tapper
Arthur Nightingale	...	Oblonsky's Servant
Buffy Davis	...	Agafia
Gala Wesson	...	Kitchen Maid
Eros Vlahos	...	Boris
Kyle Soller	...	Korsunsky
Sam Cox	...	Kapitonich
Max Bennett	...	Petritsky
Holliday Grainger	...	Baroness
Ruth Wilson	...	Princess Betsy Tverskoy
Jude Monk McGowan	...	Tuskevitch
Antony Byrne	...	Colonel Demin
Emily Watson	...	Countess Lydia Ivanova
Michelle Dockery	...	Princess Myagkaya
Emerald Fennell	...	Princess Merkalova
Sarine Sofair	...	Anna's Friend
Thomas Howes	...	Yashvin
Raphaël Personnaz	...	Alexander Vronsky
Bill Skarsgård	...	Makhotin
Cara Delevingne	...	Princess Sorokina
Bodil Blain	...	Princess Sorokina Senior
Hera Hilmar	...	Varya
Kenneth Collard	...	Prince Tverskoy
Steve Evets	...	Theodore
Conor McCarry	...	Young Peasant
Giles King	...	Stremov
Martin Wimbush	...	Anna's Doctor
James Northcote	...	Princess Betsy's Footman
Duncan Wisbey	...	Shopkeeper
Jamie Beamish	...	Opera House Husband
Shirley Henderson	...	Opera House Wife
Simon Muller	...	Opera House Manager
Nikolai Lester	...	Piano Prodigy
Tillie-Bett Grant	...	Baby Anya
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Inga Leps	...	Gallery Guest
Greg Bennett	...	Theatre Goer (uncredited)
Nicholas Blatt	...	Major Domo (uncredited)
John Bradley	...	Austrian Prince (uncredited)
Gergo Brummel	...	Office Clerk (uncredited)
Stephanie Elstob	...	Dancer (uncredited)
James Fiddy	...	Countess Lydia's Guest (uncredited)
Jensen Freeman	...	Regimental Soldier (uncredited)
Edward Lewis French	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Ham	...	Michael (uncredited)
Jon Haydn	...	Office Clerk (uncredited)
Kostas Katsikis	...	Opera Fan (uncredited)
Denis Khoroshko	...	Ballroom Guest (uncredited)
Victoria Ley	...	Opera Fan (uncredited)
Vicky McClure	...	Girl Harvesting (uncredited)
Brian Niblett	...	Politician (uncredited)
Martin Poole	...	Opera Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Joe Wright

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tom Stoppard		screenplay
Leo Tolstoy		novel

Produced by
Tim Bevan	....	producer
Liza Chasin	....	executive producer
Alexander Dostal	....	co-producer
Alexandra Ferguson	....	co-producer
Paul Webster	....	producer

Original Music by
Dario Marianelli

Cinematography by
Seamus McGarvey

Film Editing by
Melanie Oliver

Casting by
Dixie Chassay
Jina Jay

Production Design by
Sarah Greenwood

Art Direction by
Thomas Brown
Nick Gottschalk
Niall Moroney		(supervising art director)
Tom Still

Set Decoration by
Katie Spencer

Costume Design by
Jacqueline Durran

Makeup Department
Candy Alderson	....	assistant makeup artist
Jennie Cooper	....	crowd makeup trainee: dailies
Carolyn Cousins	....	make-up and hair
Sally Crouch	....	additional trainee makeup artist
Sidony Etherton	....	hair and makeup junior assistant
Suzanne Jansen	....	crowd makeup artist
Suzanne Jansen	....	make-up artist: dailies
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth
Roo Maurice	....	crowd hairdresser
Lisa Mustafa	....	additional hair and makeup artist
Fran Needham	....	makeup artist
Debbie Ormrod	....	daily makeup trainee
Ivana Primorac	....	hair designer
Ivana Primorac	....	makeup designer
Natalie Reid	....	additional make-up artist
Andrew Simonin	....	crowd hairdresser
Sarah Weatherburn	....	facial hair maker (uncredited)

Production Management
Kate Fasulo	....	production supervisor: Working Title
Tim Grover	....	post-production supervisor
Josh Rappaport	....	post-production manager: Focus Features
Tim Wellspring	....	unit production manager
Sergey Yahontov	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Guy Campbell	....	crowd third assistant director
Laura Coggan-Hulmes	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Evgeniy Dostal	....	first assistant director: Russia
Henry Forsyth	....	third assistant director: second unit
Louise Caruana Galizia	....	third assistant director: crowd
Christina Kelton Garner	....	crowd assistant director
Daniel Gill	....	crowd assistant director
Heidi Gower	....	third assistant director
Blandine Grimaldi	....	crowd third assistant director
Martin Harrison	....	first assistant director
Alexander Holt	....	additional crowd third assistant director
Alexander Holt	....	second assistant director: Napper unit
Mark Hopkins	....	second assistant director: Napper unit
Liam Lock	....	crowd third assistant director
Thomas Q. Napper	....	director: Napper unit (as Thomas Napper)
Alex Oakley	....	first assistant director: Napper unit (as Alexander Oakley)
Lance Roehrig	....	first assistant director: Napper unit
Chris Stoaling	....	second assistant director
Dan Winch	....	first assistant director: additional photography

Art Department
Shurouq Algusane	....	art department coordinator
David Allcock	....	storyboard artist
Carl Allsop	....	carpenter
Will Ayres	....	stand-by & dressing props
Paul Bale	....	painter
Jim Barr	....	draughtsman
Jim Barr	....	set designer
Lee Betis	....	painter
Sarah Bick	....	set decoration trainee
Nick Bowen	....	painter
Christopher Bradley	....	scenic artist
Satarupa Bradley	....	scenic decor artist
Jane Brodie	....	art department work experience
Graham Caulfield	....	drapesmaster
Christopher Chandler	....	standby prop
David Chettleborough	....	carpenter
Danny Clark	....	art department runner
Philip Clark	....	picture researcher
James Collins	....	assistant art director
David Conway	....	props
Sean Cunningham	....	scenic artist
Isobel Dunhill	....	art department trainee
Francis Fagan	....	work experience
Laurent Ferrie	....	drapery man
Sarah Finlay	....	junior draughtsman
Pip Fox	....	props
Shane Harford	....	dressing prop
Rohan Harris	....	prop painter
Alison Harvey	....	production buyer
Camilla Hipwood	....	work experience
Kate Suzanne Hunter	....	work experience
Caitlin Murray Jones	....	scenic textile artist (as Caitlin Murray)
Malcolm Keen	....	painter
Eva Kuntz	....	concept artist
Elizabeth Loach	....	draughtsman
Emma MacDevitt	....	stand-by art director
Steve Marquiss	....	painter (as Stephen Marquiss)
Simon Marsay	....	art department work experience
Christian McDonald	....	props storeman
Elly Meyrick	....	assistant buyer
Georgina Millett	....	graphic designer
Steven Morris	....	chargehand props
Eddie Murphy	....	carpenter
Danny O'Keefe	....	props
Paul Oatway	....	dressing props
Eva Onsrud	....	junior buyer
Russel Oxley	....	scenic artist
Martha Parker	....	art department assistant
Martha Parker	....	stand-by art director: Napper unit
Nick Pearce	....	painter
Brendan Power	....	painter
David Quirke	....	painter
Adam Rashbrook	....	stagehand
Stephen Rawlings	....	work experience
Claire Nia Richards	....	assistant set decorator
Andrew Rickard	....	carpenter
Michael Rickard	....	carpenter
Matthew Robinson	....	assistant art director
Alex Rutherford	....	prop modeller
Jack Salkeld	....	dressing props
Cosmo Sarson	....	scenic artist
Steve Sibley	....	painter
Corrine Silver	....	art department work experience
Alex Smith	....	draughtsman
Katie Spencer	....	set dresser
Remo Tozzi	....	assistant art director
Joe Vassallo	....	scenic artist
Mike Wall	....	props
John Whitby	....	carpenter
John Wilkinson	....	graphics assistant
Dennis Wiseman	....	property master
Rebecca Wood	....	miniature model painter

Sound Department
Mark Appleby	....	adr mixer
Craig Berkey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Craig Berkey	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Burdon	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Paul Carter	....	sound designer
John Casali	....	production sound mixer
Matt Davies	....	foley editor
Gary Dodkin	....	sound mixer: Napper unit
Glen Gathard	....	foley mixer
Simon Hill	....	sound mix technician
James Hyde	....	adr recordist
Nick Kray	....	adr mixer
Alan MacFeely	....	sound maintenance
Michael Maroussas	....	crowd adr editor
Jerome McCann	....	sound mixer: additional photography
Dan Morgan	....	dialogue and adr editor
Chris Murphy	....	boom operator
Emmet O'Donnell	....	adr recordist
Keith Partridge	....	foley engineer
Becki Ponting	....	supervising adr & dialogue editor
Johnathan Rush	....	sound mix technician
James Shannon	....	dolby sound consultant
Danny Sheehan	....	crowd and foley supervisor
Barnaby Smyth	....	foley artist
David Turner	....	sound facilities manager

Special Effects by
David Jonathon Amos	....	special robotics technician (as David Amos)
Kevin Steven Amos	....	special robots technician
Steven Timothy Amos	....	special robotics technician (as Steven Amos)
James Davis III	....	special effects floor supervisor
Hugh Goodbody	....	special effects senior technician
Oliver Guy-Watkins	....	snow supervisor
David Holt	....	special effects technician
Mark Holt	....	special effects supervisor
Peter Kersey	....	special effects
Will Malkin	....	special effects technician
Paul McGuinness	....	senior effects technician
Dickon Mitchell	....	special effects workshop supervisor

Visual Effects by
Fiorenza Bagnariol	....	digital film bureau
Richard Briscoe	....	visual effects supervisor: One of Us
Ana Buckley	....	visual effects on-set co-ordinator: one of us
Jorge Canada Escorihuela	....	digital compositor: One of Us
Peter Collins	....	digital intermediate
Tom Debenham	....	visual effects supervisor: One of Us
Julien Dias	....	compositor: One of Us
Frank Engen	....	cg artist: one of us
Andrea Falcone	....	senior character technical director and animator: one of us
Chaya Feiner	....	visual effects producer: One of Us
Lucien Fostier	....	compositor: One of Us
Adam Glasman	....	DI colourist
Ernesto Herrmann	....	cg previs artist: one of us
Andrew Hogden	....	compositor: One of Us
Richard Hopkins	....	texture artist: One Of Us
Timothy P. Jones	....	digital film bureau
Artur Margiv	....	compositor: One of Us
Kevin McDonald	....	in-house visual effects editor: one of us
Jeanette Monero	....	compositor: One of Us
Stephen Murphy	....	CG supervisor: One Of Us
Leila Nicotera	....	visual effects coordinator: one of us
Dominic Parker	....	visual effects supervisor: One of Us
Laura Pavone	....	digital film bureau
Rachael Penfold	....	visual effects executive producer: One of Us
Emmanuel Pichereau	....	compositor: One of Us
Lewis Saunders	....	compositor: One of Us
Petra Schwane	....	senior compositor: one of us
Abigail Scollay	....	compositor: One of Us
Aurora Shannon	....	digital intermediate assistant
Sam Swift-Glasman	....	cg effects artist: one of us
Victor Tomi	....	compositor: One of Us
Cristina Vozian	....	rotoscope and paint artist: one of us
Samuel John Joseph Walsh	....	cg previs artist: one of us
Pat Wong	....	supervising lead compositor: one of us (as Patrick Wong)
Nicholas Zissimos	....	compositor: One of Us

Stunts
Richard Ryan	....	swordmaster
Lee Sheward	....	stunt coordinator
William Willoughby	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Sam Barnes	....	additional first assistant camera: Napper unit
Peter Batten	....	additional camera operator: Napper unit
Steven Casali	....	video trainee
Chris Cavanagh	....	video playback operator
Luke Chisholm	....	additional grip
Guy Cope	....	standby rigger
Ennio Di Santolo	....	balloon operator: Napper unit
Graham Driscoll	....	desk operator
Brian Dungan	....	second assistant camera
Chuck Finch	....	gaffer
Stephen Finch	....	rigging electrician
Chris Gilbertson	....	lighting desk operator
Leigh Gold	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Brian Greenway	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, Napper unit
Phill Hardy	....	second assistant "b" camera
Emm Hobbs	....	lighting console operator assistant
Larry Hurt	....	crane technician
Gary Hutchings	....	key grip
Richard Jakes	....	second assistant camera: Napper unit
Lizzie Kelly	....	video playback operator: Napper unit
Ryan King	....	central loader
David Maund	....	grip: Napper unit (as Dave Maund)
Barry McCullagh	....	electrician: Napper unit (as Barry William McCullagh)
Billy Merrell	....	best boy
Richard Merrell	....	electrician
Michael-Daniel-King	....	lighting technician
Simon Muir	....	grip: Napper unit
Jennie Paddon	....	first assistant camera
Guillaume Renberg	....	libra head operator
Laurie Sparham	....	still photographer
Alan Stewart	....	director of photography: Napper unit
Iain Struthers	....	first assistant camera
Alex Teale	....	camera trainee: dailies
Neil Tomlin	....	crane/head technician dailies
Martyn Welland	....	electrical rigger: Napper unit (as Martin Welland)
Dave Wells	....	additional grip
Dan West	....	second assistant camera: Napper unit
Iwan Williams	....	electrician: Napper unit
Ben Wilson	....	additional electrician
Ben Wilson	....	gaffer: second unit
Jimmy Wilson	....	gaffer: Napper unit
Ryan Wing	....	electrician assistant
Jason Dully	....	second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Ian Franklin	....	gaffer: second unit (uncredited)

Animation Department
Samuel John Joseph Walsh	....	key pre-vis animator

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	voice casting
Jessie Frost	....	casting assistant
Isabella Odoffin	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Alford	....	costume cutter
Stella Atkinson	....	costume assistant
Estelle Cleary	....	costume maker
Rosy Coppola	....	costume maker (as Rosaria Coppola)
Andrea Cripps	....	assistant costume designer
Jo Dawn	....	costume assistant
Tatiana Dolmatovskaya	....	costume assistant: Russian unit
Ian Foweraker	....	costume assistant
Nicola Foy	....	costume maker
Oliver Garcia	....	costume assistant
Brendan Handscombe	....	costume supervisor
Andrew Joslin	....	costume assistant
Heather Leat	....	costume supervisor
Jane Leonard	....	costume supervisor
Emma Lloyd	....	costume daily
Sarah Moore	....	costume breakdown artist
Sinéad O'Sullivan	....	costume assistant
Rebecca Sellors	....	costume maker
Mark Sutherland	....	costume assistant
Caroline Thorpe	....	costume assistant
Jo Van Schuppen	....	costume cutter
Wyn Vaughan-Humphreys	....	male crowd wardrobe master
Justine Warhurst	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Simon Brasse	....	first assistant editor
Peter Collins	....	digital intermediate
Cheryl Goodbody	....	assistant digital intermediate producer
Emily Greenwood	....	senior digital film editor
Neil Harrison	....	digital intermediate systems administrator
Patrick Malone	....	digital intermediate head of department
Cheryl Potter	....	first assistant editor
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer
Justin Tillett	....	digital on-line editor
Laurent Treherne	....	digital film technical supervisor
Mark Trend	....	assistant editor

Music Department
James Bellamy	....	music editor
Caroline Dale	....	musician: cello soloist
Jody Jenkins	....	music programmer
Jack Liebeck	....	musician: violin
Dario Marianelli	....	musician: piano soloist
Colin Rae	....	score preparation
Maggie Rodford	....	music supervisor
Hilary Skewes	....	musician contractor
Nick Wollage	....	score engineer & mixer
Chantelle Woodnutt	....	assistant music supervisor
Josephine Stephenson	....	music assistant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Mark Beeton	....	unit driver
John Doran	....	unit driver
Jeff Hudson	....	unit driver
Faisal Janjua	....	unit driver
Steve John	....	facilities driver
Ted Taylor	....	unit driver
Steve Underhill	....	facilities driver
Barrie Williams	....	transportation captain
Dave Williams	....	facilities coordinator
Dave Williams	....	transport facilities manager
Kitchener Young	....	unit driver

Other crew
Joe Beck	....	production runner
Sarah Carswell	....	additional travel and accommodation coordinator russia
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui	....	choreographer
Paula Chidgey	....	cashier
Hannah Collett	....	production coordinator
Daniel Cox	....	floor runner/stand in
Adrianna Nielle Davies	....	key production assistant
Nicole Donne	....	production assistant
Chloe Dorigan	....	assistant: Tim Bevan
Joe Downs	....	assistant accountant
Jon Duncan	....	financial controller
Maria Pia Fanigliulo	....	assets manager
Sophie Giddens	....	runner
Nicholas Hatton	....	assistant production coordinator: Working Title
Nicholas Hatton	....	post production coordinator
Ashley Holberry	....	runner: Working Title
Brady Hood	....	key floor runner
Laura Jackson	....	floor runner/stand in
Rachel Kennedy	....	unit publicist
Amy King	....	base runner
Rachel King	....	unit nurse
Sarah Kate Lewis	....	crowd runner
Ryan Locke	....	head of security: Above the Line Set Assistance & Security Ltd
Hugues Mace	....	crowd runner
Gemma McLachlan	....	accounting assistant
Simon Mills	....	assistant production coordinator
Henry Monk	....	stand-in
Simon Neville	....	armorer
Nick Oliver	....	location manager
Katherine Pomfret	....	assistant: Eric Fellner
Adam Richards	....	location manager
Kirsty Robinson	....	assistant to producer
Guro Nagelhus Schia	....	assistant choreographer
Jack Sidey	....	production coordinator: Working Title
Emma Sturgis	....	production secretary
Emma Thomas	....	script supervisor: Napper unit
Sarah Townsend	....	crowd runner
Helen Turpin	....	travel and accommodation coordinator
George Walker Glover	....	director's intern
Paul Zivkovich	....	choreographer: additional choreography

Thanks
Philippe Rousselot	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Focus Features (presents)
• Working Title Films (as Working Title)

Distributors

• Alliance Films (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Focus Features (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2012) (UK) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (Spain) (all media)
• Zon Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• One Of Us (visual effects)
• Peanut FX (additional matchmove)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment
• Above the Line Set Assistance & Security  security
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Creative Partnership  poster design (uncredited)
• De Lane Lea  ADR recording
• Decca Records  soundtrack
• Etalon film  
• Halo Post Production  sound post-production
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Kodak  filmstock supplied by
• Panavision Grips  dollies and cranes
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Pinewood Shepperton  sound stages
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services
• Salon  Avid HD editing equipment
• Sands Films  rehearsal space
• Scenechronize  production management software
• Studio Line  adr studios

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality and violence

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Datasat | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #47712) | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:11 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/12 | Japan:G | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Denmark:11

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Robert Pattinson was considered to play Count Vronsky.

Goofs:

Continuity: The label of the bottle of morphine Anna drinks from changes from "la Morphine" to "Morphine" between shots. The only correct French form would be without an article (prescriptions would have been written in Latin in 19th-century Russia anyway).

Quotes:

Count Vronsky:I love you!
Anna Karenina:Why?
Count Vronsky:You can't ask Why about love!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Projector: Anna Karenina (#2.34)" (2012)

Waiting for the train

If an award were given for over-directing, this would win hands down. it's a tribute to Tolstoy that his story came through the fog of metaphor and cliché, from the stage set play-within-a-movie (our only guess as to meaning is that they were skimping on location shooting) to actors twirling around each other to tearing up letters (and with them any semblance of meaning to life) - to the point of tossing the scraps up, only to come down as snow (could it get worse?).

With a story like Anna Karenina it seems the director's only job would be to decide which parts to omit; instead, Joe Wright has decided to turn it into a soap opera. It's as if he were doing Shakespearean sonnets and correcting the rhyme and meter.

And casting Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Vronsky? When he first came out I thought they'd done a spoof. He reminded me of Gene Wilder in a Mel Brooks version of Tolstoy. On the other hand, Jude Law was perfect as Karenin, as were Domnhall Gleeson as Levin and Olivia Williams as Countess Vronskaya. Sadly, Keira Knightly seems to have thought she was still doing Pirates of the Caribbean, as far from Tolstoy as you can be.

How two marvelously creative men, Wright who did Atonement and Stoppard who gave us the incredible Coast of Utopia, could do this is beyond comprehension.