The other day, the screening of the Russian drama "Anna Karenina" with Elizaveta Boyarskaya in the title role started. This novel by Leo Tolstoy is considered one of the most screened works of Russian literature. In total, there are more than 25 films based on the book. Today we have collected seven of the brightest actresses who tried on the image of Anna Karenina.
Greta Garbo
In the first sound film adaptation of Anna Karenina in 1935, the role of the main character went to the "Hollywood Snow Queen" Greta Garbo. By the way, she has already appeared in the place of Karenina in the silent film adaptation of 1927. The second version with the participation of the actress was recognized as the best foreign film at the Venice Film Festival. In general, the image created by Greta Garbo evokes sympathy, but there is not that spiritual breakdown that can be traced in the literary image of Leo Tolstoy.
Vivien Leigh
The 1948 film starring Vivien Leigh became an alternative for those viewers who found Greta Garbo's performance too pretentious. The actress added touchingness and warmth to the image of Karenina. Vivien Leigh even began to study Russian, trying to understand the desires and actions of her heroine.
Tatyana Samoilova
The most recognizable image of Anna Karenina, not only for the domestic, but also for the foreign audience, was created by Tatyana Samoilova in the film adaptation of Alexander Zarkhi in 1967. The director made the film exactly according to the book. The first beauties of that time - Elina Bystritskaya, Lyudmila Chursina, Tatyana Doronina - claimed the role of the main character, but Alexander Zarkhi chose Samoilova. Her dark eyes and hair, pale skin successfully fit into the aristocratic image of Karenina, described by Leo Tolstoy.
After the incredible success at the Cannes film festival "The Cranes Are Flying", where Samoilova played the main role, foreign directors offered the actress to star in the Hollywood version of "Anna Karenina" paired with actor Gerard Philip. But the leaders of Goskino did not let Samoilova go to the shooting, citing ridiculous excuses and arguments to foreign colleagues.
Jacqueline Bisset
In 1985, another film adaptation of Anna Karenina was released in Hollywood with Jacqueline Bisset in the title role. The actress looked much older than the literary image. In general, she managed to convey the aristocratic manners of Karenina, her stateliness, restraint. As for the inner emotional experiences, critics agreed that Karenina-Bisset turned out to be a woman of mystery.
Sophie Marceau
Another Hollywood version of Anna Karenina, directed by Bernard Rose, was released in 1997. Starring Sophie Marceau. The viewer could not help but be attracted by the created entourage: all the shooting took place in Russia. The action unfolded against the backdrop of the Hermitage, the Mariinsky Palace and other architectural monuments of the northern capital.
Many critics were very flattering about the performance of Sophie Marceau, despite the fact that the film has a lot of inconsistencies with Tolstoy's novel. The actress herself later admitted in an interview that she did not quite understand how her heroine felt, who left the child for her lover.
Keira Knightley
In 2012, the British version of Anna Karenina, starring Keira Knightley, was released on movie screens. Thanks to the costumes and impressive sets, the film turned out to be beautiful, but too adapted. The actress also looks modern. If you step back and forget that the film should be based on Tolstoy's novel, then the film can be watched with pleasure.
Elizaveta Boyarskaya
And again, the Russian version of "Anna Karenina" was released on the screens. Director Karen Shakhnazarov tried to move away from the generally accepted clichés and show his vision of Leo Tolstoy's novel. Starring Elizaveta Boyarskaya. The film started on the Russian TV channel on April 17, 2017. And the audience once again had the opportunity to recall the storyline of the novel and, of course, compare the acting of the actors.
No, not because in Hollywood they don’t know how to make movies (they know how and sometimes delight the audience with really good films). Indignation and indignation were caused by the names of the actors who got the roles of the main characters - Anna Karenina, Alexei Karenin and Count Vronsky. They, if you don't remember, will be played by Jude Law and Aaron Johnson. And most of the talk was caused by Keira Knightley. Like, which one is Anna Karenina?
In principle, the choice of director Joe Wright is quite understandable. He worked with Kira more than once, and she showed herself well in historical films. One way or another, the director made his choice, and it remains to be hoped that this film adaptation will not be the most terrible in the history of Hollywood.
By the way, Anna Karenina was filmed for the first time in the United States back in the days of silent films in 1915. It was directed by J. Gordon Edwards, and the role of Anna Karenina went to actress Betty Nansen.
Betty Nansen
In 1927, based on the novel, a film was released in America called "Love" directed by Edmund Goulding. The main role in it was played by the legendary Greta Garbo. 12 years later, in 1935, when sound films began to gain popularity, she also played this role in the film "Anna Karenina" directed by Clarence Brown.
Frame from the film "Anna Karenina" (1935)
In 1985, a TV movie based on Tolstoy's novel directed by Simon Langton was released on TV screens. Anna Karenina was played by Jacqueline Bisset.
Poster for the film Anna Karenina (1985)
And the last time an American film based on the novel of the same name by Leo Tolstoy was filmed in 1997, directed by Bernard Rose and starring Sophie Marceau.
The other day, the screening of the Russian drama "Anna Karenina" with Elizaveta Boyarskaya in the title role started. This novel by Leo Tolstoy is considered one of the most screened works of Russian literature. In total, there are more than 25 films based on the book. Today we have collected seven of the brightest actresses who tried on the image of Anna Karenina.
In the first sound film adaptation of Anna Karenina in 1935, the role of the main character went to the "Hollywood Snow Queen" Greta Garbo. By the way, she has already appeared in the place of Karenina in the silent film adaptation of 1927. The second version with the participation of the actress was recognized as the best foreign film at the Venice Film Festival. In general, the image created by Greta Garbo evokes sympathy, but there is not that spiritual breakdown that can be traced in the literary image of Leo Tolstoy.
Vivien Leigh
The 1948 film with the participation of Vivien Leigh became an alternative for those viewers who found the game of Greta Garbo too pretentious. The actress added touchingness and warmth to the image of Karenina. Vivien Leigh even began to study Russian, trying to understand the desires and actions of her heroine.
Tatyana Samoilova
The most recognizable image of Anna Karenina, not only for the domestic, but also for the foreign audience, was created by Tatyana Samoilova in the film adaptation of Alexander Zarkhi in 1967. The director made the film exactly according to the book. The first beauties of that time - Elina Bystritskaya, Lyudmila Chursina, Tatyana Doronina - claimed the role of the main character, but Alexander Zarkhi chose Samoilova. Her dark eyes and hair, pale skin successfully fit into the aristocratic image of Karenina, described by Leo Tolstoy.
After the incredible success at the Cannes film festival "The Cranes Are Flying", where Samoilova played the main role, foreign directors offered the actress to star in the Hollywood version of "Anna Karenina" paired with actor Gerard Philip. But the leaders of Goskino did not let Samoilova go to the shooting, citing ridiculous excuses and arguments to foreign colleagues.
Jacqueline Bisset
In 1985, another adaptation of Anna Karenina was released in Hollywood with Jacqueline Bisset in the title role. The actress looked much older than the literary image. In general, she managed to convey the aristocratic manners of Karenina, her stateliness, restraint. As for the inner emotional experiences, critics agreed that Karenina-Bisset turned out to be a woman of mystery.
Sophie Marceau
Another Hollywood version of Anna Karenina, directed by Bernard Rose, was released in 1997. Starring Sophie Marceau. The viewer could not help but be attracted by the created entourage: all the shooting took place in Russia. The action unfolded against the backdrop of the Hermitage, the Mariinsky Palace and other architectural monuments of the northern capital.
Many critics were very flattering about the performance of Sophie Marceau, despite the fact that the film has a lot of inconsistencies with Tolstoy's novel. The actress herself later admitted in an interview that she did not quite understand how her heroine felt, who left the child for her lover.
Keira Knightley
In 2012, the British version of Anna Karenina, starring Keira Knightley, was released on movie screens. Thanks to the costumes and impressive sets, the film turned out to be beautiful, but too adapted. The actress also looks modern. If you step back and forget that the film should be based on Tolstoy's novel, then the film can be watched with pleasure.