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Anna Karenina

- An epic story of love.

In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vronsky to whom she is immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

Release Date : 2012-09-06

Language :EnglishFrenchRussian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Working Title FilmsFocus Features

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Keira Knightley

Character Name : Anna Karenina

Original Name : Keira Knightley

Gender : Female

Jude Law

Character Name : Karenin

Original Name : Jude Law

Gender : Male

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Character Name : Vronsky

Original Name : Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Gender : Male

Matthew Macfadyen

Character Name : Oblonsky

Original Name : Matthew Macfadyen

Gender : Male

Eric MacLennan

Character Name : Matvey

Original Name : Eric MacLennan

Gender : Male

Kelly Macdonald

Character Name : Dolly

Original Name : Kelly Macdonald

Gender : Female

Alicia Vikander

Character Name : Kitty

Original Name : Alicia Vikander

Gender : Female

Domhnall Gleeson

Character Name : Levin

Original Name : Domhnall Gleeson

Gender : Male

Olivia Williams

Character Name : Countess Vronsky

Original Name : Olivia Williams

Gender : Female

Ruth Wilson

Character Name : Princess Betsy Tverskoy

Original Name : Ruth Wilson

Gender : Female

Emily Watson

Character Name : Countess Lydia Ivanova

Original Name : Emily Watson

Gender : Female

Michelle Dockery

Character Name : Princess Myagkaya

Original Name : Michelle Dockery

Gender : Female

Raphaël Personnaz

Character Name : Alexander Vronsky

Original Name : Raphaël Personnaz

Gender : Male

David Wilmot

Character Name : Nikolai

Original Name : David Wilmot

Gender : Male

Emerald Fennell

Character Name : Princess Merkalova

Original Name : Emerald Fennell

Gender : Female

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Character Name : Masha

Original Name : Tannishtha Chatterjee

Gender : Female

Pip Torrens

Character Name : Prince Shcherbatsky

Original Name : Pip Torrens

Gender : Male

Susanne Lothar

Character Name : Princess Shcherbatsky

Original Name : Susanne Lothar

Gender : Female

Alexandra Roach

Character Name : Countess Nordston

Original Name : Alexandra Roach

Gender : Female

Holliday Grainger

Character Name : Baroness

Original Name : Holliday Grainger

Gender : Female

Cara Delevingne

Character Name : Princess Sorokina

Original Name : Cara Delevingne

Gender : Female

Bill Skarsgård

Character Name : Makhotin

Original Name : Bill Skarsgård

Gender : Male

Steve Evets

Character Name : Theodore

Original Name : Steve Evets

Gender : Male

Theo Morrissey

Character Name : Grisha Oblonsky

Original Name : Theo Morrissey

Gender : Male

Cecily Morrissey

Character Name : Lili Oblonsky

Original Name : Cecily Morrissey

Gender : Male

Freya Galpin

Character Name : Masha Oblonsky

Original Name : Freya Galpin

Gender : Male

Octavia Morrissey

Character Name : Tanya Oblonsky

Original Name : Octavia Morrissey

Gender : Male

Beatrice Morrissey

Character Name : Vasya Oblonsky

Original Name : Beatrice Morrissey

Gender : Female

Marine Battier

Character Name : Mlle. Roland

Original Name : Marine Battier

Gender : Female

Guro Nagelhus Schia

Character Name : Annushka

Original Name : Guro Nagelhus Schia

Gender : Female

Aruhan Galieva

Character Name : Aruhan

Original Name : Aruhan Galieva

Gender : Female

Carl Grose

Character Name : Korney

Original Name : Carl Grose

Gender : Male

Bryan Hands

Character Name : Mikhail Slyudin

Original Name : Bryan Hands

Gender : Male

Oskar McNamara

Character Name : Serhoza

Original Name : Oskar McNamara

Gender : Male

Luke Newberry

Character Name : Vasily Lukich

Original Name : Luke Newberry

Gender : Male

Michael Shaeffer

Character Name : Doorkeeper

Original Name : Michael Shaeffer

Gender : Male

Steven Beard

Character Name : Elderly Waiter

Original Name : Steven Beard

Gender : Male

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Character Name : Burisov

Original Name : Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Gender : Male

Joseph Macnab

Character Name : Guards Officer

Original Name : Joseph Macnab

Gender : Male

Nick Holder

Character Name : Stationmaster

Original Name : Nick Holder

Gender : Male

Hera Hilmar

Character Name : Varya

Original Name : Hera Hilmar

Gender : Female

Kenneth Collard

Character Name : Prince Tverskoy

Original Name : Kenneth Collard

Gender : Male

Thomas Howes

Character Name : Yashvin

Original Name : Thomas Howes

Gender : Male

Kyle Soller

Character Name : Korsunsky

Original Name : Kyle Soller

Gender : Male

Max Bennett

Character Name : Petritsky

Original Name : Max Bennett

Gender : Male

Buffy Davis

Character Name : Agafia

Original Name : Buffy Davis

Gender : Female

Sam Cox

Character Name : Kapitonich

Original Name : Sam Cox

Gender : Male

Jude Monk McGowan

Character Name : Tuskevitch

Original Name : Jude Monk McGowan

Gender : Male

Antony Byrne

Character Name : Colonel Demin

Original Name : Antony Byrne

Gender : Male

Giles King

Character Name : Stremov

Original Name : Giles King

Gender : Male

Eros Vlahos

Character Name : Boris

Original Name : Eros Vlahos

Gender : Male

Bodil Blain

Character Name : Princess Sorokina Senior

Original Name : Bodil Blain

Gender : Male

Jamie Beamish

Character Name : Opera House Husband

Original Name : Jamie Beamish

Gender : Male

Shirley Henderson

Character Name : Opera House Wife

Original Name : Shirley Henderson

Gender : Female

Arthur Nightingale

Character Name : Oblonsky's Servant

Original Name : Arthur Nightingale

Gender : Male

Gala Wesson

Character Name : Kitchen Maid

Original Name : Gala Wesson

Gender : Male

Sarine Sofair

Character Name : Anna's Friend

Original Name : Sarine Sofair

Gender : Female

Conor McCarry

Character Name : Young Peasant

Original Name : Conor McCarry

Gender : Male

Martin Wimbush

Character Name : Anna's Doctor

Original Name : Martin Wimbush

Gender : Male

James Northcote

Character Name : Princess Betsy's Footman

Original Name : James Northcote

Gender : Male

Duncan Wisbey

Character Name : Shopkeeper

Original Name : Duncan Wisbey

Gender : Male

Claire Greenway

Character Name : Austrian Princess

Original Name : Claire Greenway

Gender : Male

Mike Shepherd

Character Name : Wheel Tapper

Original Name : Mike Shepherd

Gender : Male

Simon Muller

Character Name : Opera House Manager

Original Name : Simon Muller

Gender : Male

Nikolai Lester

Character Name : Piano Prodigy

Original Name : Nikolai Lester

Gender : Male

Tillie-Bett Grant

Character Name : Baby Anya

Original Name : Tillie-Bett Grant

Gender : Male

Navala Chaudhari

Character Name : Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer

Original Name : Navala Chaudhari

Gender : Female

Amber Doyle

Character Name : Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer

Original Name : Amber Doyle

Gender : Male

Damien Fournier

Character Name : Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer

Original Name : Damien Fournier

Gender : Male

Laura Neyskens

Character Name : Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer

Original Name : Laura Neyskens

Gender : Male

Daniel Proietto

Character Name : Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer

Original Name : Daniel Proietto

Gender : Male

Verjorn Sundby

Character Name : Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer

Original Name : Verjorn Sundby

Gender : Male

Jennifer White

Character Name : Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer

Original Name : Jennifer White

Gender : Female

Paul Zivkovich

Character Name : Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer

Original Name : Paul Zivkovich

Gender : Male

Michael Barnes

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Michael Barnes

Gender : Male

Anna Bjerre Larsen

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Anna Bjerre Larsen

Gender : Male

James Cousins

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : James Cousins

Gender : Male

Eva Dewaele

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Eva Dewaele

Gender : Female

Pia Driver

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Pia Driver

Gender : Female

Stephanie Elstob

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Stephanie Elstob

Gender : Female

Thomas Herron

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Thomas Herron

Gender : Male

Jennifer Essex

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Jennifer Essex

Gender : Male

Edward Lewis French

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Edward Lewis French

Gender : Male

Courtney Garratt

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Courtney Garratt

Gender : Male

Omar Gordon

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Omar Gordon

Gender : Male

Fania Grigoriou

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Fania Grigoriou

Gender : Male

Thomasin Gulgec

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Thomasin Gulgec

Gender : Male

Louise Michel Jackson

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Louise Michel Jackson

Gender : Male

Bless Klepcharek

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Bless Klepcharek

Gender : Male

Jesse Kovarsky

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Jesse Kovarsky

Gender : Male

Marie Marinez

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Marie Marinez

Gender : Male

Cameron McWilliam

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Cameron McWilliam

Gender : Male

Michela Meazza

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Michela Meazza

Gender : Female

Oliver Metzler

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Oliver Metzler

Gender : Male

Andrew Monaghan

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Andrew Monaghan

Gender : Male

Ashley James Orwin

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Ashley James Orwin

Gender : Male

Shintaro Oue

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Shintaro Oue

Gender : Male

Sonja Perreten

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Sonja Perreten

Gender : Male

Claire Piquemal

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Claire Piquemal

Gender : Male

Natascha Pire

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Natascha Pire

Gender : Male

Linda Remahl

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Linda Remahl

Gender : Male

Daria Reznikova

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Daria Reznikova

Gender : Male

Vala Runarsdottir

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Vala Runarsdottir

Gender : Male

Helder Seabra

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Helder Seabra

Gender : Male

Aaron Sillis

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Aaron Sillis

Gender : Male

Rebecca Sutherland

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Rebecca Sutherland

Gender : Female

Ulrika Kinn Svensson

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Ulrika Kinn Svensson

Gender : Male

Teerachai Thobumrung

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Teerachai Thobumrung

Gender : Male

Aubert Vanderlinden

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Aubert Vanderlinden

Gender : Male

Benjamin Warbis

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Benjamin Warbis

Gender : Male

Lisa Adelle Welham

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Lisa Adelle Welham

Gender : Male

Joanna Ruth Wenger

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Joanna Ruth Wenger

Gender : Male

Tegen Whyte

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Tegen Whyte

Gender : Male

Jorys Zwgarac

Character Name : Ball Dancer

Original Name : Jorys Zwgarac

Gender : Male

Telman Guzhevsky

Character Name : Opera Singer

Original Name : Telman Guzhevsky

Gender : Male

Allegra Giagu

Character Name : Opera Singer

Original Name : Allegra Giagu

Gender : Male

Philip Firsov

Character Name : Singing Russian Soldier

Original Name : Philip Firsov

Gender : Male

Chris Foster

Character Name : Singing Russian Soldier

Original Name : Chris Foster

Gender : Male

Jaroslav Gavrilov

Character Name : Singing Russian Soldier

Original Name : Jaroslav Gavrilov

Gender : Male

Lukasz Hajduczenia

Character Name : Singing Russian Soldier

Original Name : Lukasz Hajduczenia

Gender : Male

John Bradley

Character Name : Austrian Prince (uncredited)

Original Name : John Bradley

Gender : Male

Vicky McClure

Character Name : Girl Harvesting (uncredited)

Original Name : Vicky McClure

Gender : Female

Inga Leps

Character Name : Gallery Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Inga Leps

Gender : Male

Paul Ham

Character Name : Michael (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Ham

Gender : Male

Reviews

K

Kenneth Axel Carlsson

@brekkil

2021-06-23

Alright, plot-wise, I might just have to throw in the towel on this one. It is about... people, married, unmarried, love and desire. A lot of characters running in and out of eachothers lives. Since this is based on a famous novel (I think), there must be a lot of summaries out there that can help you along much better than I could. Quite frankly, I was... confused. The whole movie is sort of based at a theater (more or less), where the scenes change constantly. It can be quite spectacular, I must admit, but also... confusing. As a period piece, this movie has paid attention to the details, and everything looks soo good. I can definitely appreciate this, but it seems that all attention has been placed here, on the form. The acting, and actors, fit well here... on the stage. They all act as if they were on a stage, which is fitting. In fact, to be honest, I would have much preferred to see this as a live performance on stage, than here. The story simply drowns in all these costumes and colours, fake trains and stages. _Last words... a good story is more important than anything else. A good story doesn't have to be complicated (just take a look at a movie such as Locke, which is centered around many of the same themes as this). A good story was not important to these people, they just wanted to play around with fancy costumes, beautiful sets and actors who exaggerate. I would surely have skipped this one... had I known._

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ekaari

@ekaari

2024-08-09

The stylistic use of the stage drifted between excessive and under-utilised, occasionally falling into perfect balance, of which the ballroom dance scene between Kitty, Vronsky and Anna Karenina is the prime example. The film tells its story closer to the way a ballet’s is told.