Directed by:
Clarence BrownCinematography:
William H. DanielsComposer:
Herbert StothartCast:
Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Freddie Bartholomew, Maureen O'Sullivan, May Robson, Basil Rathbone, Reginald Owen, Reginald Denny, Joan Marsh, Ethel Griffies (more)Plots(1)
Anna Karenina, a young Russian woman trapped in a loveless marriage, meets and falls in love with Count Vronsky (Fredric March), a member of the Russian army. Karenin (Basil Rathbone), her husband, refuses to give her a divorce, but, determined to pursue true love, she leaves her marriage and child to follow the soldier to Venice. Desperate to avenge his lost love, Karenin tells their son, Sergei (played by child star Freddie Bartholomew), that his mother has died in a foreboding and tragic twist of fate. However, Anna's romance with Vronsky falters when he deserts her to join the Turkish-Serbian war. In pursuit of their love, Anna follows him to St. Petersburg, but only tragedy awaits. (official distributor synopsis)
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This is an amazingly wonderful sure bet. After the still echoing phenomenon of the first silent version, which she made with Garbo and Gilbert under the great title Love (and the film could thus promote the ambiguous sentence "Garbo and Gilbert are in Love"), it was simply necessary to return to the theme of Anna Karenina. The sound film may have brought many innovations to the dream factory, but in this particular case, it was not that bold. The modern film Love is almost tangible love for many reasons - it's the perfect film to experience to the core. However, the new version is classically anchored in 19th-century Tsarist Russia, between St. Petersburg and Moscow. Everything is distinguished and realistic. All involved are in top form, W. H. Daniels conjures incredibly composed camera rides in the studio, C. Brown knows all the shades of Garbo's acting, and Greta herself plays with everything she has inside her. It’s wonderful. Wonderful to look at, wonderful for the soul.
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