Director Joe Wright returns to period dramas after a brief side trip into the world of action thrillers (Hanna) with Anna Karenina, based on the classic novel by Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina reunites Wright with his Pride and Prejudice and Atonement star Keira Knightley, with Jude Law, Aaron Johnson, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Olivia Williams, and Emily Watson co-starring.
The Plot: The story unfolds in its original late-19th-century Russia high-society setting and powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart, from the passion between adulterers to the bond between a mother and her children. As Anna (Knightley) questions her happiness, change comes to her family, friends, and community.
Anna Karenina hits theaters on November 9, 2012.
