Anna Karenina | |
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Directed by | Margarita Pilikhina |
Screenplay by | Boris Lvov-Anokhin |
Based on | Anna Karenina 1878 novel by Leo Tolstoy |
Starring | Maya Plisetskaya Alexander Godunov Nina Sorokina Yuri Vladimirov Aleksandr Sedov M. Sedova Vladimir Tikhonov |
Cinematography | Vladimir Papyan Margarita Pilikhina |
Music by | Rodion Shchedrin |
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Distributed by | Darelcine |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Anna Karenina (Russian: Анна Каренина) is a 1975 Soviet film directed by Margarita Pilikhina. It was first shown at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival where it premiered out of competition.[1]
The film is a Bolshoi Ballet version of Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel Anna Karenina with choreography by Maya Plisetskaya who also took on the title role.[2]
Count Vronsky (Alexander Godunov) spots Anna Karenina (Maya Plisetskaya) waiting at a train station. He is immediately taken with her. When the two meet again they cannot deny their attraction and dance passionately together.
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