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Anna Karenina

In a world of power and privilege, one woman dared to obey her heart.

1997 · 1h 48m · PG-13 Drama, Romance
Directed by Bernard Rose

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Overview

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.

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Bloodless and shallow adaptation.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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This sleek, Cliffs Notes version of a masterpiece is ... glossy and picture perfect on the surface and hollow at the core.

Stephen Holden, New York Times
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Only die-hard romantics are likely not to come away disappointed.

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
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[Rose's] screenplay is a ragbag, nothing like a tragedy in which the nemesis is Time. And his casting!

Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
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When [Anna and Vronsky] first lay eyes on each other at the train station in St. Petersburg, the only steam between them comes from the engine.

Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

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