Anna Karenina (2012)
Directed by Joe Wright
this adaptation of the Stoppard play based on the Tolstoy novel of
the same name stars Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron
Taylor-Johnson. In 1870s Russia the wife of an important politician
falls in love with a young aristocratic cavalry officer.
Clearly the central
thrust of this film is about fidelity and the hypocrisy in the way
people deal with this issue based on the gender but I do wonder how
relevant 1870 Russian views on this subject are to modern life. My
main issue with the film is that the early part of the affair between
the main characters is overly melodramatic and seemingly comes out of
no where for no reason. The direction of the film is at times
fantastic and frenetic but does seem to slowly drop the unique
elements as the film progresses which is a bit of a shame.
4/5
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