![]() With a book like this, you'll never run out of discussion topics in your book club! Stimulate your thoughts and kick off your Anna book conversations with questions about each part of the book.įamilies and how they relate forms the cornerstone of Anna Karenina. See why Leo Tolstoy-who had been writing for two decades-called this book "the first novel I have written." It was the "Harlequin Romance" of its day. My rating is a touch on the high side (relative to what one should expect), but it suits some of my tastes, and I personally enjoyed this film quite a bit.A sexy and engrossing read, this book tells the tale of one of the most enthralling love affairs in the history of literature-but you'll have to decide for yourself which couple is involved! Use our discussion questions, quizzes, character journeys and plot points to uncover the meaning of family and love in 19th-century Russia. This is a commercial production, but a very creative and interesting one. All-in-all, Anna Karenina is a good film with rewatch value. On the other hand, the scenes between Anna and her husband (played by Jude Law) have very good dramatic tension and draw the film through each act. ![]() The main downside of the film is that Count Vronsky does not come off as someone worth ruining oneself over (though perhaps others will think different). The film looks great and the stage-play motif is brought off magnificently with vital creative spirit. Kiera Knightly plays a very sympathetic Anna: natural, and not exactly naive, but at the same time does not really know what she is doing as she is pulled about by her "demon". At first, it can be a bit confusing, because it is like a musical piece that one has to hear more than once to get the feel of but a good amount of feeling does go into the film. Anna Karenina is a great story, and this is an adaptation that gets better each time you see it.
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