The first climax was at an aristocratic ball in Moscow. Kitty liked Vronsky, but Vronsky fell in love at first sight with Anna, who came from St. Petersburg to mediate the relationship between her brother and sister-in-law. After several rounds of confrontation, Anna finally accepted Vronsky's invitation at the ball. The climax of the music was a flash of lightning, and the two collided with huge sparks.
"You are a gentleman, forget me." "Can you forget me?" "I will."
"You can't be calm, only pain is everywhere, or extreme happiness."
Anna accepted Warrens Key, she likened him to the executioner, "Don't stop, the executioner..." This is a joy that cannot be experienced with Karenin, a dull and staid husband.
Anna was pregnant with Vronsky's child. She showed her cards to Karenin, who forgave Anna under the persuasion of Anna's sister-in-law. After Anna gave birth, she begged Karenin to forgive Voronsky, and the two men shook hands to make peace. Voronsky had a chance to improve. He asked Anna if she would like to go by herself. Anna asked him to stay, and she could no longer leave him.
But Anna, who was with Vronsky, faced the ridicule and cynicism of the aristocratic class in St. Petersburg, and was highly nervous. At the same time, she suspected that Vronsky no longer loved him. Suspicion and pain finally made Vronsky find another love. Anna, who was close to a mental breakdown, chose to commit suicide by lying on the rails. Karenin lived quietly with his sons Seryosha, Anna and Vronsky's child Anne.
Jude Law, the handsome man in everyone's mind, played the old-fashioned Karenin in the film, but the handsome Vronsky was played by the young Aaron. He has a pair of blue eyes. This Vronsky may be the most handsome and young version. .
The other two lines of the story are Anna's older brother, Steva, who loves to find flowers and ask willows, but his wife Dolly forgave him for the sake of the family. Matthew Macfadyen, who played his brother, starred alongside Keira Knightley in Joe White's Pride and Prejudice, and he played Darcy. In "The Three Musketeers", he played the swordsman Athos, an uncle with a super nice voice. A couple in "Pride and Prejudice" acted as brother and sister here. This older brother has a good heart, but he is a little more involved and full of joy.
The other pair is the young couple Levin and his angel Kitty, the sister of Anna's sister-in-law, who is a rival in love with Anna. After learning that Voronsky liked Anna, Kitty was very disappointed for a time, but after Levin visited again, she found the man's purity, kindness and deep affection. She eventually lived on his farm and gave birth to child.
The film reflects the color of religious belief, which is ubiquitous in Western films. Karenin is loyal to the family. He said to Anna that "our marriage was arranged by God", but Anna left him because he did not know how to manage a marriage. Levin and Kitty represent Tolstoy's description of a holy and ideal marriage. Levin disapproves of brother Anna's extramarital affairs, which is like "stealing bread". Wife", "Adulterated love is not love, it is greed of desire". Before committing suicide, Anna shouted: "God, please forgive me!" Tolstoy wrote about the struggle of human nature, Anna's empathy, Karenin's anger to forgiveness, etc., can all find reasons for transformation, Anna She was brave in love, but her love ended in disillusionment. This film does not stick to the preaching of the original book. We can find that the contradictions and complexities of human nature will always exist, and we can find resonance in any era. So great adaptations are always new, because they are rooted in human nature.
Although it was shot in the UK, the director still used character modeling, costumes, and props to show the Russian color, and the Russian upper class was very close to Europe, so he combined the British aristocracy with the Russian style. In particular, the picture of Levin harvesting crops with the farmer in the farm and the piles of wheat piled up on the field is full of Russian oil painting texture, which is very wonderful.
As a movie with an obvious stage play style, the actors' moderately exaggerated interpretations are all needed for stage performances. This is the way of performance when the stage scene is changed. And Dario's classical soundtrack runs throughout, sometimes light and sometimes dignified, driving the mood of the film, making the audience's emotions follow the plot one after another, which cannot be calmed down.
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