As much as I love Kiera Knighley, no one can top Sophie Marceau as Anna. Not only is she beautiful, but she has a gentleness and sadness in her eyes that you really sympathize with. She is the Anna of the book.
Yes, Kiera Knightley is a very good actress for like Jane Austen, etc. But not this role. They are like a pair of teenagers. The best is Kitty. Also no esthetic beauty neither in clothes. And the 20th C.Shostakovich waltz is beautiful but does not fit the 19th C.atmosphere.neither the dancing.
I like them both. Knightly is the more vibrant charismatic presence but Marceau captures the melancholy side of Anna better and packs a bigger emotional punch towards the end when her character descends into depression.
I disagree. Keira is a more sophisticated, and more mature Anna. Joe Wright also took a lot of risks taking on a classical novel with so many remakes, and turn it into almost theatrical performance with over-the-top costumes, dancing and decor. Very few actresses would have been able to pull it with a script like the one Knightley worked with and she remains the top tier actress throughout her performance as Anna, essentially making the movie. Knightley is less of an eye candy than Marceau, and her performance has depth and maturity, which none of Marceau films matches. Of course for general audiences, Marceau may even be preferable as Anna. For people with acting background Keira is the undisputed winner.
It would be even better if Mr Bean didn’t skip through the steps in the waltz, he should be a lot smoother gliding through his steps rather than skipping (jumpy)
Sophie Marceau was a beautiful and tragic Anna, but Mia Kirshner was a brilliant choice for Kitty too - radiance and superiority of a newly introduced beauty in high society, the way she was genuinly stunned then hurt by Vronsky's ir preference of an older woman. The incomprehension - she acted so well!
The best of all the Anna Karenina movies .And the best Anna. Sophie Marceau is exquisite, so lovely and Sean Bean did very well as Vronski. So beautiful being filmed on location in the splendour of St.Petersburg.And Tchaikovski music, the choreography of this waltz is marvellous. Also most beautiful clothes, some like from Renoir paintings.much attention to detail.bravo to all that have participated to make this unique movie.
Every time I go to Moscow and St Petersburg I walk in the streets with this as background. It's great to see those Russian style buildings with this music
@@lukasmiller486 Actually no. I once caught a clip of an early film Amy did and she had light brown/dark blonde hair in it. So she's definitely not a natural redhead, but it does suit her well 'cause it looks almost natural on her.
Me encanta esta escena, Kitty se da cuenta de que el conde nunca va a ser para ella y Anna ya presagia la desgracia que se le avecina, todo eso con "El lago de los cisnes" de fondo.
Pelicula que tuve la oportunidad de verla en la sala de cine en la ciudad de México a finales de los 90s, aquella ocasión me maravilló y hoy esa escena me sigue fascinando. Wow!
@@letysanchez3509 Tiene muchas cosas la escena con la trama del triángulo entre Kity que se enamora del Capitan, él que se enamora de Ana y ella que está casada, un mar de pasiones, ademas de la ambientación, el vestuario, la musica, los peinados...
Funny how they were both in the 007 films and this was released the same year as tomorrow never dies which was before and after their respective bond films
2012 has more scenes from the book and Anna is portrayed more lively and strong-willed but 1997 has the more ruggedly handsome and charismatic Vronsky and we feel the tragedy of Anna’s demise more strongly. If the scene where he rushes to the woodshed doesn’t make you cry, I don’t know what would.
@@lukasmiller486 Joe Wright has no clue about Russia and what Anna Karenina's story is all about. His portrayal of her is completely out of touch. The Russians hated his movie and were insulted by it.
@@snowleopard285 I got extremely irritated by his adaptation of Pride And Prejudice after reading the book. And now after watching the 1997 version of Anna Karenina, his version just seems like a parody to me
I also like the TV Version with Vittoria Puccini and Santiago Cabrera, but this is the best movie version. Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean fit perfectly. I always wondered what they were talking about during the dance, when they weren't audible.
😫i just wanna write a fanfic sequel where Vronksy returns from war, heals, finds a woman who isn’t already married, falls in love with her, and she can be the object of his intense and passionate affection and they both heal, grow, learn, and start a family🥰😭 the look on his face when he goes off to war is just devastating! Yes he made a mistake by pursuing a married woman. I think if he really loved her he would’ve waited for her older husband to pass away and for her to heal and then pursue her. But he obviously has so much love to give if he could just give it to his true soulmate!
So true. The irony is even though he’s the adulterer, he actually shows more real love to Anna than her husband. He didn’t forsake her when she was pregnant and he took care of her the best he could even when she started going crazy.
Theres an insane russian film thats meant to be vronsky's ancestor and basically something like that happens in it. Pretty bad though, cant even remember its name
Хорошенькая получилась Анна. Но слишком много эмоций читаемых. Никто не мог позволить себе так смотреть на мужчину. С детства девушек учили скрывать эмоции и быть приличными. И бегать по залам тоже не хорошо. Все в намеках и полутонах, полувзглядах. Все чувства Китти в основном у нее внутри происходят
Just think if Wronski would pick princess Kittie for a wife instead of Karenina..everyone would be happy and no sad ending....😯..Kittie was perfect for Wronski ...young wealthy beautiful girl available for marriage in love with him
Hardly. As is pointed out in the book, if Vronsky could become infatuated with Anna in a night, he wouldn't have made Kitty much of a husband. Sometimes not getting what we (think we) want us the best thing for us, especially at Kitty's age.
