Woolf once enthusiastically praised Russian literary works, and believed that Russian writers are much better than British writers in expressing social depth. The British, who had art to their bones, adapted this film, although they rarely projected their pen and ink to the social reality of the time, and lacked the heaviness of the original, but Karenin, who was interpreted by Jude Law, would undoubtedly be bombarded by the original party members. Yes, but the director’s performance in the love scene is absolutely wonderful. The film’s soundtrack is integrated with the stage play, and the pictures are smoothly connected, and the whole film is full of pure literary and artistic accent.
The most exciting scenes are the prom and horse racing. Before the ball, Anna and Volensky met at the train station for the first time and fell in love at first sight. However, this feeling was only a budding in my heart. At the ball, facing Volensky’s invitation, Anna said that it was for herself. My sister, in fact, this kind of feeling has already been revealed in her eyes, and the music here is like a matchmaker, the two are flying like butterflies, the original lively dance floor, brightly dressed people flying around like flowers, but now it is stagnant. Time passed at this moment, and the two men became the absolute protagonists on the stage. Fingers flowed through each other’s skin, and the music gradually changed from ambiguous to intense. The two people’s hearts had already been lingering for a while, and the crowd gradually flowed. Get up, the absent-minded princess Katie frequently casts her eyes on Wolensky, her shame and expectation in her heart reached the peak with the music, and Anna, our poor Anna in the middle, fingers unconsciously with Wolensky. Ji danced, but her eyes lingered on Katie's body hesitantly, and finally she reached a climax in the contradiction between love and family, and left the scene in a hurry.
In the horse racing scene, the two had already stolen the forbidden fruit. They pledged each other, and Anna's love for Volensky reached the peak, openly violating the secular rules and drawing criticism from the nobles. The description of horse racing is also a classic in the original book. Even if you have not read this book thoroughly, you will know more or less about this section, because in the horse racing section, different characters completely express different personalities, for example, they have been tolerant. Karenin completely revealed his selfish and hypocritical nature, but the Jude Law version of Karenin is really a good gentleman for his wife's reputation. Anna didn’t have many lines in this scene. Most of her inner drama was performed by Anna’s fan. At first, Anna was calm and relaxed. After discovering that her husband Karenin was present, she was a little unnatural. Lensky’s worries were mixed together, the fan hurriedly fanned, getting more and more urgent, and finally the sound of the fan fanning turned into the sound of Dada’s hooves. Volensky was injured, the fan broke, and it was done in one go, and love was completely triumphant at this moment. After the worldly fetters in her heart, here, Anna's love fire has reached the hottest moment.
Knightley's version of Anna is not rich enough, but her acting skills are not bad. On the surface, Anna is a young woman, but in terms of love, she is no different from a girl. Although she is married to her husband Karenin, there is obviously no love between the two. As a bond, Voronsky’s mother’s talk about love on the train made her unable to answer, and Voronsky, although young, but a love veteran, especially liked the character’s moustache. With sly energy, Anna was in a passive position from flirting to passion between the two. In the end, she couldn't beat Volensky's fiery confession and fell into an opponent. No wonder some people say that it was Simon Qing who seduce Pan. Jinlian. Anna said, I am like a beggar who finally got food, how can I be unhappy. The confession is so hot!
It's a pity that it can't be compared with the price, the worldly repression and the suspicion between lovers, in the end, the fate under the wheel that can't be escaped. It is embarrassing and sigh that if Anna was born now, there would definitely be no such scruples.
The film’s music, costume design, and photography are all very sophisticated, especially the music, which seems to be the second line of the film, integrated into the plot and the hearts of the characters. This is not a heavy movie. If you just want to experience Anna's enthusiasm and feel the new experience of the integration of stage plays and movies, this movie is actually a good choice.
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