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Last modified: Jan. 20, 2013

Anna Karenina

Release Date: Friday, November 16, 2012 Limited

Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.

Director: Joe Wright

Starring: Aaron Johnson Jude Law Keira Knightley Kelly MacDonald Matthew Macfadyen

R Drama N/A

  • 3.2 / 5
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Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.

Plot

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Plot
The story powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart. As Anna (Knightley) questions her happiness and marriage, change comes to all around her.
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The film's director Joe Wright last directed Cyrano and The Woman in the Window . The film's writer Tom Stoppard last wrote Tulip Fever and The Golden Compass.

Director
Joe Wright
Screenwriter
Producers
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Paul Webster

Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy.

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Parent Rating
R Restricted for some sexuality and violence
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Language
English

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Release Dates

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Anna Karenina was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, November 16, 2012. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, The Silver Linings Playbook and Price Check. As a limited release, Anna Karenina was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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