Anna Karenina

1h 15m
DramaMusic
6

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.

Cast

Maya Plisetskaya
Anna Karenina
Alexander Godunov
Vronsky
Vladimir Tikhonov
Karenin
Yuri Vladimirov
Station Master
Nina Sorokina
Kitty
Marianne Sedova
Betsy
Aleksandr Sedov
Seryozha Karenin
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Unknown
Aleksandr Lavrenyuk
Unknown

Crew

Margarita Pilikhina
Director, Director of Photography
Boris Lvov-Anokhin
Screenplay
Leo Tolstoy
Novel
Vladimir Papyan
Director of Photography
Valentin Piganov
Director of Photography
Lev Statland
Production Design
Pierre Cardin
Costume Design
Rodion Shchedrin
Original Music Composer
Maya Plisetskaya
Choreographer
Yuri Simonov
Conductor

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