Saw Anna Karenina at the Crandell (now at $7, still quite the bargain) The crowd was predominantly older women. Despite my fears while waiting for it to start, the theater was silent throughout the movie.
I’m going to be chewing on this one for awhile. It’s been many years since I read Anna K., Long before I knew anything about love or the world. There were a few times when I caught myself looking at the exquisite costuming. It was fabulous. All those wonderful gowns over equally wonderful foundation garments.
Alas, a little too stylized, a little too modern and so I also had a few moments where I thought: Tolstoy meets steampunk.
So, good or bad? You’ll have to decide for yourself. It’s a movie that probably bears seeing a second time to unravel the film-maker’s vision. I sort of wish there’d been a discussion period after the film just to hear how the other viewers were feeling about it.
