![]() ![]() The film is 100% Fresh, and Emmanuel Levy writes: The film’s budget is estimated at just north of $1 million, with the domestic take at $865K. This was Garbo’s second outing as Anna K., with her first go-around in 1927’s “Love” (see below). Clarence Brown (“National Velvet” and another Garbo vehicle, “Anna Christie”) directs. ![]() “Anna Karenina,” 1935: Greta Garbo stars in the title role, with Fredric March as Vronsky. Below, a compare-and-contrast of six film versions. With an emphasis on the production, editorial and typographical values of a book, Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading the classics.Joe Wright’s “ Anna Karenina” (November 16) looks to be a highly original take on the Leo Tolstoy classic, but it’s certainly not the first time (or even the 10th) that the Russian romance has been adapted for the big screen. The texts are based on the most authoritative edition (or collated from the most authoritative editions or manuscripts) and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach. All the titles in the series are provided with an extensive critical apparatus, extra reading material including a section of photographs and notes. Meanwhile, the aristocrat Konstantin Levin is struggling to reconcile reason with passion, espousing a Christian anarchism that Tolstoy himself believed in.Īcclaimed by critics and readers alike, Anna Karenina is here presented in a new translation by Kyril ZinovieffĪlma Classics Evergreens is a series of popular classics. Passion drives her to adultery, and this flies in the face of the corrupt Russian bourgeoisie. Anna is desperately pursuing a good, “moral” life, standing for honesty and sincerity. Leo Tolstoy’s most personal novel, Anna Karenina scrutinizes fundamental ethical and theological questions through the tragic story of its eponymous heroine. ![]()
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