Anna Karenina
2012 · 2h 9m · Drama, Romance, History
If you're in the mood for sweeping period drama with genuine emotional stakes, absolutely watch this—it's a literary masterpiece about desire, society, and consequence that still hits hard. Skip it only if you need something light and fun, because this is a gorgeous but heavy exploration of a woman's world crashing down around her.
Plot
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Matthew Macfadyen, Eric MacLennan
