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Title: Anna Karenina (2012)
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| Matthew Macfadyen | ... | Oblonsky | |
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Eric MacLennan | ... | Matvey |
| Kelly Macdonald | ... | Dolly | |
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Theo Morrissey | ... | Grisha Oblonsky |
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Cecily Morrissey | ... | Lili Oblonsky |
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Freya Galpin | ... | Masha Oblonsky |
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Octavia Morrissey | ... | Tanya Oblonsky |
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Beatrice Morrissey | ... | Vasya Oblonsky |
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Marine Battier | ... | Mlle. Roland |
| Keira Knightley | ... | Anna Karenina | |
| Guro Nagelhus Schia | ... | Annushka | |
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Aruhan Galieva | ... | Aruhan |
| Jude Law | ... | Karenin | |
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Carl Grose | ... | Korney |
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Bryan Hands | ... | Mikhail Slyudin |
In 1874, in the Imperial Russia, the aristocratic Anna Karenina travels from Saint Petersburg to Moscow to save the marriage of her brother Prince Oblonsky, who had had a love affair with his housemaid. Anna Karenina has a cold marriage with her husband, Count Alexei Karenin, and they have a son. Anna meets the cavalry officer Count Vronsky at the train station and they feel attracted by each other. Soon she learns that Vronsky will propose to Kitty, who is the younger sister of her sister-in-law Dolly. Anna satisfactorily resolves the infidelity case of her brother and Kitty invites her to stay for the ball. However, Anna Karenina and Vronsky dance in the ball, calling the attention of the conservative society. Soon they have a love affair that will lead Anna Karenina to a tragic fate. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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First and foremost a confession: I have not yet read Anna Karenina and therefore can't judge how well Joe Wright's interpretation captured the spirit, style and message of Tolstoy's novel.
What I do know is that I have just seen a daring and immensely powerful film. Clever use of tableaux, surrealist elements and breathtaking visual images bring out the character's emotions so strongly that halfway through the film I felt like I wasn't a mere spectator anymore. I WAS Anna, so completely and utterly was I engrossed in her world.
Knightley performs well. For years I was convinced she could only play one single type of role - the pretty girl who stands around and bats her eyelashes - but "A Dangerous Method" and now "Anna Karenina" have changed my mind. Knightley's matured as an actress, and now manages to give a depth to her characters that makes them utterly believable.
Though many have criticized him, I think Aaron Taylor-Johnson works as Vronsky. He's charming and seductive and it's easy to see why Anna cannot resist him.
And as for Jude Law, his portrayal of passionless, prudish, but oh, so decent Karenin was nothing less than Oscar worthy.
Wright's "Pride and Prejudice" is mediocre, his "Atonement" is good. His "Anna Karenina", however, is sensual and stunning and I can only recommend it.