Anna Karenina (2012)

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Eight Anna Karenina Posters

Joe Wright directs Keira Knightley, Jude Law, and Aaron Johnson in this adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel.

Oct 8, 2012

Anna Karenina Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Kelly MacDonald, and director Joe Wright talk about the elements that set this new adaptation apart from the rest.

Jul 27, 2012

Anna Karenina 6-Minute Sneak Preview

Director Joe Wright provides an introduction to this extended look at the film starring Keira Knightley, Jude Law, and Aaron Johnson.

Jul 23, 2012

Second Anna Karenina Poster

We also have six new photos from director Joe Wright's adaptation of the beloved Leo Tolstoy novel.

Jul 6, 2012

Anna Karenina Trailer

Joe Wright directs this adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel about a woman looking for a way out of her loveless marriage.

Jun 20, 2012

Anna Karenina Poster Featuring Keira Knightly

The actress takes on the title role in this adaptation of the classic novel from director Joe Wright.

B. Alan OrangeJun 20, 2012

Anna Karenina Begins Principal Photography

Keira Knightley, Jude Law, and Aaron Johnson star in Joe Wright's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel.

Oct 3, 2011

Anna Karenina Begins Production This Month

Joe Wright directs Keira Knightley, Jude Law, and Aaron Johnson in this adaptation of the classic Leo Tolstoy novel about a young woman who questions her own happiness.

Sep 8, 2011

Anna Karenina Adds Saoirse Ronan and Matthew Macfadyen

Kelly Macdonald, Olivia Williams, and Domhnall Gleeson join Joe Wright's Leo Tolstoy adaptation about a young married girl who wants a new life.

Jun 3, 2011

Critics Score

63%

Release Date

September 6, 2012

Director

Joe Wright

Writers

Tom Stoppard
Leo Tolstoy

Cast

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Anna Karenina Synopsis

Acclaimed director Joe Wright’s bold, theatrical new vision of the epic story of love is stirringly adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s great novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard (“Shakespeare in Love”). The film marks the third collaboration of the director with Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley and Academy Award-nominated producers Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Paul Webster, following their award-winning box office successes “Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement.” The creative team also includes cinematographer Seamus McGarvey (“The Avengers”), three-time Academy Award-nominated production designer Sarah Greenwood (“Sherlock Holmes”), film editor Melanie Ann Oliver (“Jane Eyre”), hair and make-up designer Ivana Primorac (“Hanna”), Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli (“Atonement”), and two-time Academy Award-nominated costume designer Jacqueline Durran (“Pride & Prejudice”). The timeless story powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart while illuminating the lavish society that was imperial Russia. The time is 1874. Vibrant and beautiful, Anna Karenina (Ms. Knightley) has what any of her contemporaries would aspire to; she is the wife of Karenin (Jude Law), a high-ranking government official to whom she has borne a son, and her social standing in St. Petersburg could scarcely be higher. She journeys to Moscow after a letter from her philandering brother Oblonsky (Matthew Macfadyen) arrives, asking for Anna to come and help save his marriage to Dolly (Kelly Macdonald). En route, Anna makes the acquaintance of Countess Vronsky (Olivia Williams), who is then met at the train station by her son, the dashing cavalry officer Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). When Anna is introduced to Vronsky, there is a mutual spark of instant attraction that cannot – and will not – be ignored. The Moscow household is also visited by Oblonsky’s best friend Levin (Domhnall Gleeson), an overly sensitive and compassionate landowner. Levin is in love with Dolly’s younger sister Kitty (Alicia Vikander). Inopportunely, he proposes to Kitty but she is infatuated with Vronsky. Devastated, Levin returns to his Pokrovskoe estate and throws himself into farm work. Kitty herself is heartbroken when, at a grand ball, Vronsky only has eyes for Anna and the married woman reciprocates the younger man’s interest. Anna struggles to regain her equilibrium by rushing home to St. Petersburg, where Vronsky follows her. She attempts to resume her familial routine, but is consumed by thoughts of Vronsky. A passionate affair ensues, which scandalizes St. Petersburg society. Karenin is placed in an untenable position and is forced to give his wife an ultimatum. In attempting to attain happiness, the decisions Anna makes pierce the veneer of an image-obsessed society, reverberating with romantic and tragic consequences that dramatically change her and the lives of all around her.