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Anna Karenina

  • 19351935
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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2,765
Greta Garbo in Anna Karenina (1935)
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The married Anna Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky despite her husband's refusal to grant a divorce, and both must contend with the social repercussions.The married Anna Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky despite her husband's refusal to grant a divorce, and both must contend with the social repercussions.The married Anna Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky despite her husband's refusal to grant a divorce, and both must contend with the social repercussions.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
5.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
28,571
2,765
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    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Lev Tolstoy(from the novel by)
      • Clemence Dane(screen play)
      • Salka Viertel(screen play)
    • Stars
      • Greta Garbo
      • Fredric March
      • Freddie Bartholomew
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    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Lev Tolstoy(from the novel by)
      • Clemence Dane(screen play)
      • Salka Viertel(screen play)
    • Stars
      • Greta Garbo
      • Fredric March
      • Freddie Bartholomew
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    • 51User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 3 wins

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    Trailer [EN]
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    Freddie Bartholomew, Greta Garbo, Basil Rathbone, and Fredric March in Anna Karenina (1935)
    Greta Garbo in Anna Karenina (1935)
    Greta Garbo and Fredric March in Anna Karenina (1935)
    Greta Garbo and Fredric March in Anna Karenina (1935)
    Greta Garbo in Anna Karenina (1935)
    Greta Garbo in Anna Karenina (1935)
    Greta Garbo in Anna Karenina (1935)
    Greta Garbo in Anna Karenina (1935)
    Greta Garbo in Anna Karenina (1935)
    Greta Garbo and Fredric March in Anna Karenina (1935)
    Greta Garbo in Anna Karenina (1935)
    Fredric March in Anna Karenina (1935)

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    Greta Garbo
    Greta Garbo
    • Anna Karenina
    Fredric March
    Fredric March
    • Count Vronsky
    Freddie Bartholomew
    Freddie Bartholomew
    • Sergei
    Maureen O'Sullivan
    Maureen O'Sullivan
    • Kitty
    May Robson
    May Robson
    • Countess Vronsky
    Basil Rathbone
    Basil Rathbone
    • Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
    Reginald Owen
    Reginald Owen
    • Stiva
    Phoebe Foster
    Phoebe Foster
    • Dolly
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Yashvin
    Gyles Isham
    • Konstantin Demitrievitch Levin
    Joan Marsh
    Joan Marsh
    • Lili
    Ethel Griffies
    Ethel Griffies
    • Mme. Kartasoff
    Harry Beresford
    Harry Beresford
    • Matve
    Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden
    • Governess
    Cora Sue Collins
    Cora Sue Collins
    • Tania
    Mary Forbes
    Mary Forbes
    • Princess Sorokina
    Joseph R. Tozer
    • Butler
    • (as Joe E. Tozer)
    Guy D'Ennery
    Guy D'Ennery
    • Tutor
    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Lev Tolstoy(from the novel by)
      • Clemence Dane(screen play)
      • Salka Viertel(screen play)
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    • Trivia
      Greta Garbo initially formed a very close relationship with Freddie Bartholomew until the 11-year-old asked her for an autograph for his uncle one day. After that their relationship was strictly professional. For the rest of his life he was dismayed at suddenly losing her friendship.
    • Goofs
      During the steeple chase, when Count Vronsky and his mount fail to make the jump, a segment from another race is edited into the film depicting the fall. In the film, Vronsky is wearing his white uniform jacket and dark pants and cap before and after the spill. The clip inserted depicts a jockey wearing white pants and dark silks.
    • Quotes

      Anna Karenina: You know, Dolly, men like Stiva aren't really conscious of deception at all. They put their wives and homes in one compartment... and these other women into another.

    • Alternate versions
      Despite all previous versions being intact the 2006 UK Warner DVD was cut by 7 secs by the BBFC to remove footage of horse-falls.
    • Connections
      Featured in David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (1935)
    • Soundtracks
      None But the Lonely Heart (Nur Wer die Sehnsucht Kennt)
      (1869) (uncredited)

      Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ("Romance for Voice and Piano, Op. 6. No. 6)

      Sergei's theme - played often in the score

    User reviews51

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    Top review
    7/10
    Garbo as Anna Karenina for the second time
    Greta Garbo first tackled Anna Karenina in the film "Love," which she made with John Gilbert. That film, however, did not follow the novel totally. Under Clarence Brown's direction, she now plays the role again opposite Frederic March as Vronsky and Basil Rathbone as Karenin.

    Having seen the Vivien Leigh version as well, it's hard not to make comparisons. This version certainly moves along better than the Leigh version. Here, the Levin-Kitty (Maureen O'Sullivan) romance is no longer really a subplot, but a very minor part of the film. The production values are tremendous, as they were also in the Leigh Anna Karenina.

    What the Vivien Leigh version had that this does not is Ralph Richardson's portrayal of Karenin, which is magnificent. Though Basil Rathbone is very good, no one can hold a candle to Richardson in this role, in my opinion. Rathbone is cold and authoritarian; Richardson is cold and authoritarian but pathetic, as a man who cannot love. He is also frightening. The scene where Anna sneaks in to see her child and meets Karenin upon leaving had much more tension in the Leigh film because of Richardson's quiet menace. What Rathbone does with a clipped voice and cold expression, Richardson does internally.

    Apparently, for some reason, casting an appropriate Vronsky missed in both films. This is a man for whom Anna gives up the most precious thing in her life, her child, and forgoes her reputation. Frederic March, outgoing and charming, isn't quite right. Vronsky is a soldier, but he also has an element of passivity about him. Given Anna's controlling husband, she would be attracted to that. I didn't pick that up with March, and in the Leigh film, Kieron Moore was TOO passive. Also, I think Vronsky should be drop-dead gorgeous. I mean, if you're going to dump your marriage, your child, your reputation, Vronsky really ought to be a dreamboat. Since this is an MGM film, perhaps Robert Taylor would have been better: handsome, strong in voice and appearance, charming, romantic with just a touch of wimp.

    The production values are magnificent, and Garbo is extremely effective in the role - beautiful, ethereal, and tragic. If she lacks anything, it is perhaps the vulnerability needed for Anna. Freddie Bartholemew is adorable as Anna's son.

    I was much more involved with the characters in this Anna Karenina than in the Leigh, which was a very detached experience. This film was directed with more warmth. Very good.
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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1935 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Anna Karènina
    • Filming locations
      • Monterey Peninsula, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $1,152,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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