Review of Anna Karenina (2012) by Cainlyons . — 13 Dec 2015

Keira's show from romantic start to tragic finish.

This review of Anna Karenina (2012) was written by Cainlyons . on 13 Dec 2015.

Anna Karenina has generally received positive reviews.

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By Becky M (106) on 24 Nov 2015

Pretty, beautiful acting, fabulous costumes, but a little affected and on a stage…

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By Christelle T (11) on 13 Dec 2015

Keira's show from romantic start to tragic finish…

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By Robertbrogan (63) on 26 Sep 2015

Anna Karenina is a great story, and this is an adaptation that gets better each time you see it…

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By Up Sira N (9) on 01 Aug 2016

Both kinds of love serve a touchstone for men. Some men understand only the one, some only the other…

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By Deborah Ross (530) for The Spectator (1,162) on 30 Aug 2018

Wright has said he did not wish to make 'yet another period drama', and he's achieved this, has explored something new, but at an emotional cost…

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By Michael M (3,845) on 05 Oct 2016

Ironic that one of our great realist novels is adapted in such a surreal fashion, but the stage fakery works thematically as a representation…

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By Donnie B (349) on 11 Nov 2015

I certainly understand why some may not like this film, but I was engrossed. Knightley and Wright win again (in my humble opinion)…

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By Borhan K (438) on 13 Aug 2016

Anna Karenina is a movie about a Russian bride that marries into kinda royalty but then falls in love with an officer /jockey…

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By Pauline (9) on 05 Jun 2016

Keira Knightly, whom I've always thought of as average, did an amazing job in this tragic Russian tale…

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By Robert A (771) on 08 Feb 2018

The scenes are fleeting and transient. This is due to the way It Is filmed…

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