Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Tom Stoppard (screenplay), Leo Tolstoy (novel)
Stars: Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson | See full cast and crew
synopsis
Director Joe Wright reteams with Keira Knightley for this version of Anna Karenina, which boasts a script by Tom Stoppard. Knightley stars as the title character, a Russian woman who cheats on her respected husband (Jude Law) with a young soldier (Aaron Johnson) and suffers greatly for her betrayal. Wright sets the action in a theater, often segueing from scene to scene by utilizing different spaces within the same set. Anna Karenina screened at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.
Story:
Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.
flags Violence
Sexual Situations
genres Romance
sub-genres Period Film
Romantic Drama
category Feature
directed by Joe Wright
countries UK
release date September 7, 2012 (UK)
November 16, 2012 (USA - Limited)
run time 130 min.
produced by Working Title Films
released by Focus Features (USA)
