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Anna Karenina SynopsisAnna Karenina Release Date
In Theaters November 16, 2012
Anna Karenina Credits
Starring:
Keira Knightley, Aaron Johnson, Jude Law, Matthew Macfadyen, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Kelly Macdonald, Ruth Wilson, Olivia Williams, and Emily Watson
Written By:
Tom Stoppard
Directed By:
Joe Wright
Produced By:
Tim Bevan, Alexander Dostal, Alexandra Ferguson
MPAA Rating:
[ R ]
Distributor:
Focus Features
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Dec 03, 2012
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Nov 21, 2012
Domnhall Gleeson Goes From Holding A Wand In The Background Of Harry Potter To Anna Karenina's Romantic Lead![]() It’s never easy playing the third wheel in a love triangle, particularly when it’s your wife who wants to leave you for another man. Couple this with the fact that Karenin (Jude Law) is a well-respected and very public figure in Russia’s aristocracy – and his crumbling marriage is being played out on a national stage – and you can understand why Anna Karenina is such a challenge
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Nov 19, 2012
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Nov 19, 2012
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Nov 19, 2012
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Nov 16, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
Director Joe Wright On Regaining His Confidence To Make A Bold Anna Karenina![]() Between Election Day and a nasty fever that suddenly took over my life, I didn't have it in me last Tuesday-- and I got the feeling you guys had other things on your mind as well. Plus, what we're talking about this week is the same thing we would have been talking about last week: Lincoln and Skyfall, and the handful of mysteries still waiting for us down the line
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Nov 13, 2012
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Oct 08, 2012
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Sep 08, 2012
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Sean O'Connell
Sep 03, 2012
Keira Knightley, Jude Law In Anna Karenina Character Posters![]() It's still hard to know exactly how it will work out, but today we get another glimpse at the film and, once again, it's cramming with arresting visuals and some intriguing looking performance. The clip also has a lot of Keira Knightley and Wright talking about the idea behind the film's melodramatic style. Take a look below
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Jul 30, 2012
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Apr 02, 2011
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