Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1975 · 75 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama, Music

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation. A Bolshoi Ballet adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel with choreography by Maya Plisetskaya, who also took on the titular role.

Directed by Margarita Pilikhina · Written by Boris Lvov-Anokhin

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