Anna Karenina
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Movie Reviews of Anna Karenina
Movie Review: Well, I liked the ending...
Summary: 3 Stars
This is my least favorite version of Anna Karenina. As an older movie it's intriguing, but I found it lacking in a few areas. The story of Kitty and Levin was pushed off to the side, so we miss the grand comparison of the "more pure" relationship with the "devastatingly corrupt" one. Vivien Leigh was a gorgeous Anna and portrayed her well, but Kieron Moore seemed too young to play Vronsky.
The movie opens and closes with trains. The Last Train Scene was really powerful. Great angles, especially the final shot.
I prefer Masterpiece Theater's Anna Karenina (2000). Even Anna Karenina (1997) [Region 2] is better, especially with Sean Bean and its Tchaikovsky soundtrack.
Movie Review: Poor Fox Video
Summary: 3 Stars
First they told us Laura was cut on release by war-time censors,
then they told us In Old Chicago had a longer "roadshow" running
time. Now they only give us 111 minutes of Anna Karenina,
albeit in superior image quality. Thanks to reviewer Lees
I ordered the Austrlian DVD which, is complete and well worth
the effort. After all the bad press on Gang's All Here, you think
they would get some savvy consultants in on the job.
Movie Review: Great movie, but I'd go for the full 134 min Oz edition with better transfer.
Summary: 2 Stars
I had to do some hunting, but I finally found the Australian edition of this epic movie from umBrella Entertainment which was the full 134 min version. I found it at an Australian Borders bookstore. The transfer is amazing on this DVD, well compared to another US edition of the movie which looks like it was filmed in 1901 and simply transfered from VHS to DVD after 109 years of playing without any clean up. (it's the one with the cover which looks as if someone has done a cheap water-colour painting)
The umBrella edition has a beautiful, solo picture-sleeve of Vivian Leigh in a brown-tone colour with the film's title as "Tolstoy's immortal love story Anna Karenina.
I'd also like to thank other reviewers on amazon.com who actually brought to my attention that the US edtion was edited, you saved me buying the wrong version.
Movie Review: Not very good
Summary: 2 Stars
I have never read the book, and all I know of the story is what I saw in this movie. I don't think the story was developed very well. There was little dialogue and little to show that Anna was interested in Vronsky until all of sudden she's crazy about him. It's surprising also when she says his love for her has faded and thinks he is going to marry someone else -- We hadn't really seen anything to lead us to that conclusion. So the end is especially tragic because watching this movie you can't even tell if she was right in her suspicions. Also, I agree with the other reviewer that the quality of the picture and audio was poor.