Wednesday 12 September 2012

Anna Karenina

Cast
Jude Law
Keira Knightley
Aaron Johnson
Matthew MacFadyen
Kelly Macdonald
Olivia Williams
Alicia Vikander
Domhnall Gleeson
Emily Watson
Michelle Dockery
Screenwriter
Tom Stoppard
Director
Joe Wright
Running Time
129 minutes


The story unfolds in its original late-19th-century Russia high-society setting and powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart, from the passion between adulterers to the bond between a mother and her children. As Anna questions her happiness, change comes to her family, friends, and community. (Focus Features)

Much too stylised. I hoped I'd get used to it but never did. The director seemed more interested in this artificiality than telling an engrossing story.