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Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

History · Drama · Romance · 1935

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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Anna Karenina

“THESE TWO LOVED...and the world stood aghast!”

1935 History · Drama · Romance 1h 35m

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6.6 / 10

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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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The people responsible.

Directed by

Clarence Brown

Written by

Salka Viertel · Clemence Dane

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Anna Karenina

Fredric March

Fredric March

Count Vronsky

Freddie Bartholomew

Freddie Bartholomew

Sergei

Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Kitty

May Robson

May Robson

Countess Vronsky

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Stiva

Court is in session

Put Anna Karenina on trial.

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.