Released 1948, anna karenina stars vivien leigh, ralph richardson, kieron moore, hugh dempster the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 19 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Anna karenina 1948 stream and watch online moviefone. A married womans affair with a dashing young officer has tragic results. Anna karenina is a 1948 british film based on the 19thcentury novel of the same title by the russian author leo tolstoy. While making a trip to visit family, anna karenina vivien leigh meets countess vronsky on the train. Vivien leigh and ralph richardson in anna karenina 1948. When anna meets the dashing count vronsky kieron moore, she begins an affair of her own that scandalizes st. The 1948 version starring vivien leigh, ralph richardson, kieron moore and the 1935 version starring greta garbo, fredric march, basil rathbone. The character has been notably portrayed by greta garbo 1935. Vivien leigh as anna karenina in the 1948 film version. The result was an expensive flop that lost a great deal of money for kordas british lion films and london films, but anna kareninas reputation has steadily increased since 1948 along with that of duvivier and other postwar korda productions like the third man 1949.
Death also permeates anna karenina, and this time around the vivien leigh characters fate leaves no room for the imagination. The movie stars greta garbo, fredric march, and maureen osullivan. This is an exquisitely photographed and beautifully acted film that is amazingly faithful to the novel. Greta garbo and vivien leigh have portrayed anna over the years. The story of kitty and levin is much neglected, but that seems to be the case with many adaptations of anna karenina. Anna karenina, poznata i pod naslovom tolstoys anna karenina, je britanski igrani film snimljen 1948. Brilliant french director julien duvivier panique, pepe le moko went to the uk to direct this vivien leighstarrer. Anna karenina, screen play by jean anoulih, guy morgan and julien duvivier based on the novel by leo tolstoy. Karenina is prepared to lose all the advantages of high society in favor of the man she loves.
Vivien leigh, ralph richardson, kieron moore while making a trip. Stefan and dolly oblonsky have had a little spat and stefan has asked his sister, anna karenina, to come down to moscow to help mend the rift. Anna karenina 1948 movie, directed by julien duvivier with vivien leigh as. Anna karenina is a film directed by julien duvivier with vivien leigh, ralph richardson, kieron moore, hugh dempster, year. Overall a beautiful film which is well worth viewing. It is not as obviously absurd to film anna karenina as it is, say, to mime beethovens ninth. Vivien leigh plays the title role, a 19thcentury russian gentlewoman married to czarist official ralph richardson. Anna karenina vivien leigh, hollywood glamour, costume. Vivien leigh as anna karenina ralph richardson as alexei. Anna karenina and madame bovary are two of the most notorious fallen women in literature.
Anna karenina also known within the uk as tolstoys anna karenina is a 1948 british film based on the 19thcentury novel, anna karenina, by the russian writer leo tolstoy. Of the numerous versions of tolstoys anna karenina, my personal favourite will always be greta garbos even if it has a couple of shortcomings, namely fredric marchs vronsky, with vivien leighs also being very good, and the joe wrightdirected version faring weakest despite the excellent production values and karenin. Anna karenina does not feature highly on my list of favorite films, but i do think its one of vivien leighs better roles. It is based on the novel anna karenina by leo tolstoy. Top notch production and costume design with lovely cinematography. Anna karenina, fictional character, the tragic heroine of anna karenina 187577 by leo tolstoy. Anna karenina vivien leigh is married to alexei karenin. Anna karenina 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Absolutely none of that competes with the phenomenal greta garbo as anna. I first saw this film on late night television decades ago in the very early. Anna karenina 1948 film wikimili, the best wikipedia. In the 19th century, a beautiful but married russian aristocrat enters into a forbidden love affair with the wellheeled count vronsky. I loved the 2017 russian version directed by karen shakhnazarov and the 2015 british version directed by christian duguay. I cannot compare this film to the garbo version as i have notcontinue reading.
Anna karenina had previously been filmed twice in hollywood, with both versions. Film adaptations of anna karenina culture granma official voice. It was produced by alexander korda with herbert mason as associate producer for his company, london. Brilliant french director julien duvivier panique, pepe le moko went to the uk to direct this vivien leigh starrer. Anna karenina, american dramatic film, released in 1935, that was an adaptation of leo tolstoys classic novel of the same name. Though perceived as a failure at the time, i find the leighduvivier anna karenina the most effective of the 4 or 5 versions of the story ive seen. A great adaptation of one of the most renowned books of all time. As portrayed by leo tolstoy and gustave flaubert, both women are devastated by the prices they pay. Bovary abandons the man who loves her in an attempt to climb socially. With vivien leigh, ralph richardson, kieron moore, hugh dempster. Vivien leigh, that hamilton woman, 1941 forget gone with the wind. I thought leighs performance was tender, restrained and heartbreakingly lovely. In gabriel pascals film adaptation of george bernard shaw s caesar and cleopatra, leigh is a likable, pleasant but highly theatrical cleopatra.
Critics called it a beautiful failure and said vivien failed to portray the depth of annas emotional suffering. It featured greta garbo in one of her most acclaimed roles. Set during the reign of nicholas i, the film tells the story of anna karenina played by garbo, the. Petersburg and leads to her ostracization from high. The 1948 version starring vivien leigh, ralph richardson, kieron moore and the 1935 version starring greta garbo, fredric march, basil. Vivien leigh is a scarlett woman as tragic heroine anna karenina, unhappily married to colossal bore alexei ralph richardson, who neglects her to attend to affairs of state. Anna karenina 1948 film wikipedia republished wiki 2. Guy morgan, jean anouilh, julien duvivier, leo tolstoy. A handsome film, and a real keeper for fans of vivien leighs unstable beauty. Filmmakers say anna karenina was a calculated risk. Greta garbo, vivien leigh, tatiana samoilova, legendary stars of world cinema, gave life to.
Vivien leigh, ralph richardson, kieron moore, hugh. The book places her around 28, though the husband, karenin, is 20. Vivien leigh in that hamilton woman, 1941 tcms 31 days of oscar, airs this classic historical romance tuesday, february am. Producer alexander korda was courting the international market in the late 40s, when he launched a series of ambitious productions. Vivien leigh plays the title role, a 19thcentury russian. It is decorative, wellmeaning, and full of neat encounters, and it certainly presents a garbo in the high summer of her maturity, richer and. The novel was published in the mid1870s, but how old is anna karenina herself. See more ideas about anna karenina, anna, anna karenina movie.
Vivien leigh in anna karenina 1948 vivien leigh and ralph richardson in anna karenina 1948. The most ambitious film on his slate was anna karenina 1948, the eleventh of eighteen big screen versions not to mention seven television adaptations of leo tolstoys classic tale of a woman torn between her one great love and her devotion to her son. These two movies were adapted quite differently from tolstoys original novel, though. It was produced by alexander korda with herbert mason as associate producer for his company, london films, and distributed in the united states by 20th century fox. The film was directed by julien duvivier, and starred vivien leigh in the title role. Anna karenina 1948 vivien leigh waterloo bridge 1940. Anna karenina is a 1948 british film based on the 1877 novel of the same title by the russian author leo tolstoy the film was directed by julien duvivier, and starred vivien leigh in the title role. Beautifully restored for dvd, and packaged with several nice bonuses, 20th centuryfox has released, under their cinema classics collection banner, the 1948 version of leo tolstoys romantic tragedy, anna karenina, starring the incandescent vivien leigh and ralph richardson. Produced by the legendary british filmmaker alexander korda, and directed by julien duvivier, anna karenina has. This 1948 adaptation of leo tolstoys anna karenina was produced in england by alexander korda, and released in the us by 20th centuryfox. The case for anna karenina vivien leigh and laurence olivier.
When julien duviviers production of anna karenina was released in theatres in 1948 it received lessthanstellar notices, especially concerning its leading lady, vivien leigh. Anna karenina is a 1948 british film based on the 1877 novel of the same title by the russian author leo tolstoy. It was produced by alexander korda with herbert mason as associate producer. When they arrive in moscow, anna meets the son of the countess, count vronsky kieron moore. Anna karenina 1935 movie, a critically acclaimed 1935 drama movie, directed by clarence brown. Classic charm from a golden era of film making 1948 karenina with vivien leigh and kieron moore with all our advancements in cinema, we still may have not seen a more elegant anna than vivien leigh nor a more dashing vronsky than kieron moore. While i will probably debate with myself whether she or vivien leigh is the best anna, there is no denying the. Fredric march and basil rathbone are strong in their respective roles.
There have been more than a dozen film versions of karenina, most famously by greta garbo 1927 and 1935 and vivien leigh. But at a certain point, the scale differential between a novel and a film amounts to an unbridgeable gulf. Leo tolstoys 1870s epic romance has been adapted for film and television a couple dozen times. Anna karenina is a 1948 british film based on the 1877 novel of the same title by the russian author leo tolstoy contents.
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