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Anna Karenina (1997)

Anna Karenina poster
Directed by
Bernard Rose
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Russia, United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 162 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young married woman in 19th century Russia falls in love with a handsome count. Her forbidden affair leads to internal conflict between her desires and the strict social rules of her time, ultimately causing her deep sadness and hopelessness.

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What happens

Anna Karenina is a 1997 American period drama film written and directed by Bernard Rose and starring Sophie Marceau, Sean Bean, Alfred Molina, Mia Kirshner and James Fox. Based on the 1878 novel of the same name by Leo Tolstoy, the film is about a young and beautiful married woman who meets a handsome count, with whom she falls in love. Eventually, the conflict between her passionate desires and painful social realities leads to depression and despair. The film is the only international version filmed entirely in Russia, at locations in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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