Year of Release: 1948Country of Origin: UK
Director: Julien Duvivier
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore
Plot outline: Adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic tale of a woman who deserts her family for an illicit love (IMDb).
It is inevitable that this British production of Anna Karenina is compared with its major Hollywood predecessor. That 1935 movie was starred Greta Garbo and had an exceptional supporting cast. The 'Garbo mystique' has made the American version more popular, but the British version is comparable in quality, and is more faithful to the source novel. Vivien Leigh has a childish self-centered personality perhaps more appropriate to the character. Garbo is comparatively worldly and affected, but her passion was equal to the role. Nonetheless, Vivien Leigh is fascinating as well as beautiful, and many viewers will get caught up in her plight. (BK)
My judgement: **1/2 out of 4 stars
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