Anna Karenina the movie: which one?

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<p>Looking to rent a movie version of Anna Karenina (yes, son did read the book (and write the paper) already!). Netflix has these–can anyone recommend or provide any feedback on any?</p>

<p>Anna Karenina (2000) NR
Adapted from Russian author Leo Tolstoy’s novel, this drama centers on Anna Karenina (Helen McCrory), a lonely woman married to a cold-hearted man, Alexi Karenin (Stephen Dillane). To help her brother deal with his failing marriage, Anna leaves St. Petersburg and heads to Moscow, where she meets the dashing Count Vronsky (Kevin McKidd). The pair fall madly in love, but are plagued by the scandal of their illicit affair – and Alexi’s vengeance.</p>

<p>Anna Karenina
(1948) UR
Silver-screen luminary Vivien Leigh stars as the titular 19th-century Russian noblewoman wed to a stuffy Czarist bureaucrat (Ralph Richardson). When a debonair and daring army officer sweeps Anna off her feet, the resulting scandal destroys her societal standing. But her proud spouse refuses to dissolve the marriage and keeps Anna from seeing her son. Having sacrificed everything for naught, the disconsolate Anna sees only one way out.</p>

<p>Anna Karenina
(1935) NR
This rendering of author Leo Tolstoy’s classic stars Greta Garbo as the married Russian woman who falls in love and runs off with dashing soldier Vronsky (Fredric March). Upon Anna’s return, her icy and distant husband (the hissable Basil Rathbone) prevents her from seeing her son. To make matters worse, Vronsky deserts her to join a regiment heading to the Turkish-Serbian war. With her life in tatters, Anna makes a momentous decision.</p>

<p>Anna Karenina
Masterpiece Theatre: Anna Karenina
(1977) TV-PG
A very married Anna Karenina (Nicola Pagett) begins an affair with a soldier but, separated from her son and without the support of her upper-class peers, her infidelity comes at a cost that might be too high for anyone to endure. Making its original appearance in the U.S. on PBS, this adaptation of Tolstoy’s renowned novel following the high drama of 19th-century Russian aristocracy from director Basil Coleman was nominated for two Emmy awards. </p>

<p>Anna Karenina
(1979) NR
Maya Plisetskaya choreographs and stars as the title character in this stirring ballet adaptation of the timeless Leo Tolstoy classic, set to the haunting compositions of the great Russian master Rodion Shchedrin. Conducted by Yuri Simonov and with stage direction by Margarita Pilihina, this memorable production also features performances from Alexander Godunov and Vladimir Tihonov.</p>

<p>Anna Karenina
(1967) NR
Leo Tolstoy’s epic drama involves a love triangle that defies social order when the married title character, Anna (Tatyana Samojlova), starts an illicit affair with a soldier. Separated from her son and isolated from her upper-class peer group as a result, Anna pays a high price for her infidelity in director Aleksandr Zarkhy’s 1967 adaptation of the classic Russian novel.</p>

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<p>Gotta be the last one:</p>

<p>[DVD</a> disk “Anna Karenina”<em>-</em>R · U · S · C · I · C · O - Russian Cinema Council](<a href=“Домен припаркован в Timeweb”>Домен припаркован в Timeweb)</p>

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<p>I haven’t seen any of them, but I think it would be fun to see them all. The books is sitting on my shelf waiting for me to be in the mood to read about unhappy families. (I did love War and Peace and the Russian movie version of that book which came out the same year as BB’s suggestion.) The Masterpiece Theatre productions tend to be quite faithful to the books. I also think that there’s something to be said for seeing the version made by Russians.</p>

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<p>There’s one release 1997 starring the French actress Sophie Marceau in the leading role that worths a look.</p>

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<p>the movies tend to focus on the Anna/Vronsky relationship, when in fact the whole point of the novel is to contrast the sordid Anna/Vronsky relationship with the wholesome Kitty/Levin relationship.</p>