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Anna Karenina (1975)

Anna Karenina (1975)

Drama Music
Release Date: 1975, October 18
Directors: Margarita Pilikhina
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Mosfilm, Mosfilm
Cast: Alexander Godunov, Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Tikhonov, Yuri Vladimirov, Nina Sorokina, Marianne Sedova, Aleksandr Sedov

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

russian literature ballet leo tolstoy