Anna Karenina (1967)

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Movie
German title Anna Karenina
Original title Анна Каренина
Country of production Soviet Union
original language Russian
Publishing year 1967
length 137 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Alexander Sarchi
script Wassili Katanjan ,
Alexander Sarchi
production Mosfilm
music Rodion Shchedrin
camera Leonid Kalashnikov
cut Nina Petrykina
occupation

Anna Karenina is a Soviet film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Lev Tolstoy from 1967. Directed by Alexander Sarchi .

content

Stiwa cheated on his wife Dolly with the governess . His wife wants to leave him, but is changed by Stiva's sister Anna Karenina. She came to visit from Saint Petersburg and was sitting in a compartment with Count Vronsky's mother. He picks her up at the platform and immediately falls in love with Anna. He takes her on the train to St. Petersburg and invites himself to the Karenins' home. While the affair between Anna and Vronsky becomes the talk of the town, Anna's husband, the respected politician Karenin, exercises control. Even when Anna directly admits to cheating on him, he reacts calmly.

Anna is expecting a child from Vronsky, whereupon Karenin wants to divorce his wife. He makes a different decision when he learns of Anna's poor health. She had learned in a dream that she was going to die in childbed , and indeed the doctors gave her up after the birth of their daughter. Anna makes Vronsky and Karenin in a kind of last will to reconcile before their very eyes. Outside of her earshot, Karenin Vronsky indicates that he will never do without Anna, whereupon Vronsky tries to shoot himself. He survived the suicide attempt and Anna also survived childbirth. Later they both travel the world together. Since Karenin does not consent to a divorce, Anna and Vronsky cannot marry and Anna's reputation in society falls.

Karenin now lives in St. Petersburg with their son Serjosha. He told his son that Anna died while giving birth to her daughter. Anna secretly visits her son on his birthday, but is surprised by Karenin. Time passes during which Anna lives secluded from society with Vronsky at his residence. When she went to the theater with a friend, she was openly opposed by society. Over time, she realizes that Vronsky is increasingly traveling and socializing without her. From a distance, Karenin repeatedly refuses a divorce, and Anna's brother Stiwa cannot mediate. When Anna is sure that Vronsky no longer loves her either, she throws herself in front of a train.

production

The Soviet premiere took place on November 6, 1967. The German-language premiere was on November 15, 1968. The film was intended as a competition entry at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1968 , but this was canceled prematurely due to the May riots in France .

The dialogues in the DEFA version were written by Harald Thiemann . The synchronization took over:

The West German Constantin rental company had its own dubbed version created by its parent studio Berliner Union. This version, shortened by 15 minutes, was given new, striking Russian theme music by Erwin Halletz.

criticism

The lexicon of international films described Anna Karenina as “a literary film adaptation staged in dark, restrained tones, without pomp and exaggerated luxury”, which has two highlights: “a gorgeous photographed horse race and a waltz scene in which the camera moves the viewer into the dance The Protestant Film Observer is also predominantly positive : “Excellent photographed, detailed reproduction, not without decorative flourishes, interesting due to the modern accentuated design of the title figure. Recommended for ages 16+. "

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Klaus Brüne (Ed.): Lexicon of International Films . Volume 1. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1990, p. 154.
  2. ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 79/1969