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One of my most anticipated films remaining in 2012 has got to be the great Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina. Since I’m a culturally illiterate mouth breather, I actually know nothing about this story despite it seeing many many adaptations on the moving picture screen. All I know is its a period piece starring Keira Knightly and directed by Joe Wright.
These posters are a little blasé sure, but they’re handsome enough and I always like character poster that fit together like this. All of these things added up equals a win in my book and adds to my jealousy of all you blokes in Toronto for the next ten days.
click the images above for larger versions or see them under the seats…
This is out on Friday over here. I might check it out with the Mrs. I’ll warn you though I’m not usually the biggest fan of period dramas so you might want to take my opinion with a pinch of salt if I end up disliking it.
Seeing it friday as well, to kick off TIFF in style.
I saw this last night. Technically it’s fascinating as almost the whole film takes place in a theatre, so there’s some clever use of set changing through long takes to indicate a change of location. Through this it is stunning to look at, but unfortunately everything else left me a bit cold. The lead character, Anna is totally unlikeable, which is maybe the point, but it makes for a ‘who gives a shit’ central story for over two hours. There are elements that work – I liked the Levin storyline for instance (helped by the fact that he is probably the only relatable and ‘decent’ person in the film), but this strand is not paid enough attention, instead dwelling on Anna’s near-constant misery. Maybe a better actress could have pulled this off, but Knightley sat around sulking is too much of a common occurrence.
My sentiments exactly, still enjoyed watching it though
Yeah, I felt the same as I did with Moulin Rouge – loved the first half an hour when the style was in full force and it was a beautiful visual experience, but I ultimately lost interest in the heart and soul of it all as it went on.