A love for literature is
obviously the reason why I watch movies like Atonement and Pride &
Prejudice, but this time Joe Wright amazed me by choosing a kind of different
path with his adaptation of the Russian novel Anna Karenina. Aren’t there enough English novels to turn into an
adaptation on screen, Mr. Wright? Or is it simply the power of Tolstoy’s emotional
masterpiece that convinced him to sneak into the Russian literature instead of
the British one?
The
Russian story takes place in a setting of the high society of the 19th
century. When Anna Karenina (Keira Knightly) doubts about her relationship with
her husband Alexei (Jude Law), she hopelessly falls in love with the young
count Vronski (Aaron Johnson), whom she met at a ball. Not only does she risk to lose her husband and son, but it also causes an enormous impact on her own
life. Tolstoy’s novel is often described as an exploration of impossible love and
a passion between two people. Nevertheless, the image that strikes our mind
when we hear the title of the novel is generally that of Anna’s suicide. A
risky novel to adapt so it seems, but if I may believe the convincing force of
the trailer, Joe Wright successively transformed three novels into wonderful
movies. I guess the teacups will have to step aside and make room for the fur
hats.
Release
date Belgium: 13 march 2013
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