Anna Karenina is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Betty Nansen. It was the first American adaptation of the 1878 novel by Leo Tolstoy. Some scenes were shot on location at a ski resort near Montreal.
| Anna Karenina | |
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 Newspaper advertisement for film, 1915 | |
| Directed by | J. Gordon Edwards |
| Written by | Clara Beranger |
| Based on | Anna Karenina 1878 novel by Leo Tolstoy |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | Betty Nansen Edward José |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
editAnna Karenina is a married aristocrat and socialite living in Saint Petersburg. She is living a torrid romance with a wealthy and young count, he loves her and is willing to marry her once she leave her husband.
However, her infidelity causes her social peers to ostracize her. In isolation she becomes possessive and even paranoid. Untrustworthy herself, she cannot trust her lover and her mental and emotional instability lead eventually to her suicide.
Cast
edit- Betty Nansen as Anna Karenina
- Edward José as Baron Alexis Karenin
- Richard Thornton as Prince Vronsky
- Stella Hammerstein
Preservation
editWith no prints of Anna Karenina located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[1][2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Anna Karenina
- ^ "Silent Era: Anna Karenina". silentera. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
- ^ Anna Karenina at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted(Wayback Machine)
Bibliography
edit- Krefft, Vanda. The Man Who Made the Movies: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox. HarperCollins, 2017.
External links
edit- Anna Karenina at IMDb
- Anna Karenina at the TCM Movie Database
- Anna Karenina at AllMovie
- Anna Karenina at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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