Today, guest writer Belem Destefani weighs up the evidence in the trailer for Joe Wright’s adaptation of the classic novel.
So the trailer for Anna Karenina hit the interwebz this week after much anticipation for it on my part. I’ve been pretty much tracking it since news of its production broke last April. And, oh boy, did that trailer not disappoint.
Here are some reasons why I’m betting on it for Oscar glory.
1. It’s Joe Wright.
Through the years, Wright has really grown as a director and when he’s dealing with a period piece, he really shines. He has this lovely way of taking the period piece and making it completely unconventional.
I wrote an entire paper about this in grad school, because he mixes the tropes of the period piece and then subverts it with atypical and dynamic camera movement. Do you remember that scene in Pride & Prejudice when Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) and Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) are dancing and the camera barely moves? Then suddenly it cuts to this amazing segment in which Darcy and Elizabeth are by themselves and the camera is completely fluid and spirited, showcasing their passion? Yup, perfection.
Basically I cannot praise Wright enough for his wily cinema and feminist ways. I completely trust the Russian period piece in his hands.
2. Tom Stoppard wrote the screenplay.
The one element I was worried about was the screenplay. I mean, how could you possible take an 800-page book and turn into a two hour movie? It’s nearly impossible. Yet, if anyone can do it, it’s Tom Stoppard, the gifted British playwright who has one an Academy Award (for Shakespeare in Love) and four Tonys for his work. I’m not worried.
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