Joe Wright’s bold new vision of Leo Tolstoy’s 1877 classic novel will be released on 7 September and has proved to be one of this year’s most anticipated releases. The film reunites the director with his Pride &Prejudice and Atonement star, Keira Knightley, to take on one of literature’s most iconic heroines.
The film will reweave Tolstoy’s esteemed tale of the doomed love affair between the beautiful aristocrat Anna and the enigmatic Count Vronsky (played by Aaron Taylor Johnson), against the backdrop of 19th century Russian high society; expect grand balls, opulent feasts, ominous steam trains and lots of snow.
The buzz
Time magazine included Anna Karenina as one of its most anticipated movie releases for 2012, declaring: “If this isn’t the most sumptuous movie of the fall, we’ll eat one of Anna’s fur hats.” Empire has also tentatively-gauged reaction to the film, based on its stellar credentials (a screenplay by Tom Stoppard, no less) and an impressive roster of acting talent: “With the likes of Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Emily Watson, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Holliday Grainger and Olivia Williams also among the laden cast, Anna Karenina looks set to bother the awards season.” In the awards race, The Guardian has already pitted Wright’s film against Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables, to be released later this year. Another lavish period piece, it boasts a similarly impressive cast of Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway.
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