The married Anna Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky despite her husband's refusal to grant a divorce, and both must contend with the social repercussions.The married Anna Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky despite her husband's refusal to grant a divorce, and both must contend with the social repercussions.The married Anna Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky despite her husband's refusal to grant a divorce, and both must contend with the social repercussions.
- Awards
- 3 wins
- Butler
- (as Joe E. Tozer)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGreta Garbo initially formed a very close relationship with Freddie Bartholomew until the 11-year-old asked her for an autograph for his uncle one day. After that their relationship was strictly professional. For the rest of his life he was dismayed at suddenly losing her friendship.
- GoofsDuring the steeplechase, when Count Vronsky and his mount fail to make the jump, a segment from another race is edited into the film depicting the fall. In the film, Vronsky is wearing his white uniform jacket and dark pants and cap before and after the spill. The clip inserted depicts a jockey wearing white pants and dark silks.
- Quotes
Vronsky: Our meetings are so brief, the dance also.
Anna Karenina: But our reunions are so frequent.
Vronsky: When I leave you, I'm lost in a world of strangers. When I touch your hand, we're alone.
Anna Karenina: [Smiling as she switches dance partners] I return you to the world!
- Alternate versionsDespite all previous versions being intact, the 2006 UK Warner DVD was cut by seven seconds by the BBFC to remove footage of horse-falls.
- ConnectionsFeatured in David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (1935)
- SoundtracksNone But the Lonely Heart (Nur Wer die Sehnsucht Kennt)
(1869) (uncredited)
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ("Romance for Voice and Piano, Op. 6. No. 6)
Sergei's theme - played often in the score
After a family reunion where Anna Karenina has a conversation with her sister-in-law Dolly (Phoebe Foster) to help to save Stiva's marriage, Anna is invited to stay for the ball. Anna Karenina is courted by Vronsky, but she decides to return to Saint Petersburg to her loveless marriage because of her beloved son Sergei (Freddie Bartholomew).
However Vronsky follows her and she introduces him to her husband Karenin (Basil Rathbone) at the train station. Vronsky woos her and soon they have a doomed love affair that will lead Anna Karenina to a tragic fate.
"Anna Karenina" (1935) is the first and the unforgettable version of Tolstoy's classic romance. Greta Garbor is perfect in the role of Anna Karenina, a beautiful and aristocratic married woman that falls in love with a man in a society repressive with the women's rights and feelings. The scene where her face appears in a cloud of steam is one of the most beautiful of the cinema history.
The grandiosity and the camera work of the initial scene showing the officer's table and the ball are still very impressive. The heartbreak conclusion of a woman destroyed by her love is very sad. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Anna Karenina"
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Sprache
- Also known as
- Anna Karènina
- Filming locations
- Monterey Peninsula, California, USA(Racetrack & Steeplechase scenes)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,152,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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