Anna Karenina (1975)
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation. A Bolshoi Ballet adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel with choreography by Maya Plisetskaya, who also took on the titular role.
Director:
Margarita Pilikhina
Writer:
Boris Lvov-Anokhin
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Maya Plisetskaya as Anna Karenina |
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Alexander Godunov as Vronsky |
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Vladimir Tikhonov as Karenin |
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Yuri Vladimirov as Station Master |
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Nina Sorokina as Kitty |
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Marianne Sedova as Betsy |
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Aleksandr Sedov as Seryozha Karenin |
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Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra as |
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Aleksandr Lavrenyuk as |
| Directing | Margarita Pilikhina | Director |
| Writing | Leo Tolstoy | Novel |
| Writing | Boris Lvov-Anokhin | Screenplay |
| Sound | Rodion Shchedrin | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Lev Statland | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierre Cardin | Costume Design |
| Crew | Maya Plisetskaya | Choreographer |
| Sound | Yuri Simonov | Conductor |
| Camera | Vladimir Papyan | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Valentin Piganov | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Margarita Pilikhina | Director of Photography |