Anna Karenina (1975 film)

Anna Karenina
Directed byMargarita Pilikhina
Screenplay byBoris Lvov-Anokhin
Based onAnna Karenina
1878 novel
by Leo Tolstoy
StarringMaya Plisetskaya
Alexander Godunov
Nina Sorokina
Yuri Vladimirov
Aleksandr Sedov
M. Sedova
Vladimir Tikhonov
CinematographyVladimir Papyan
Margarita Pilikhina
Music byRodion Shchedrin
Production
company
Distributed byDarelcine
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
81 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

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]

Plot

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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.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Official Selection 1975: Out of Competition". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "Maya Plisetskaya". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
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