Anna Karenina – Case Study Anna Karenina was released on September 7th September 2012 and has an age rating of 12a. It is based on the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and the screen play was written by Tom Stoppard. The film is classed within the genres of Drama and Romance and was directed by Joe Wright with Dario Marianelli creating the films music. The film had a budget of £31 million and has reached an impressive $68,929,150 in the Box Office.

Production companies for the film include Working Title Films, Universal Pictures and Focus Features. There is a larger range of distribution companies that were used to distribute the film globally some of these include Universal Pictures International, United International Pictures, Universal Pictures Benelux , Alliance, B&H Films Distribution and GAGA as well as many more.

Some characters of the film include Aaron Taylor Johnson as Count Vronsky, Jude Law as Aleksei Aleksandrovich Karenin, Cara Delevingne as Princess Sorokina, Domhnall Gleeson as Konstantin Dmitrievich Levin, Keira Knightly as Anna Karenina and Michelle Dockery as Princess Myagkaya.

From Rotten Tomatoes the film received 63% whilst also receiving a lower percentage from the audience at 50%. From the Telegraph and The Guardian it received 3 out of 5, and from Roger Ebert it received 2.5 out of 5.

Award Won NominatedAcademy Awards Best costume design Best Original Score

Best CinematographyBest Production Design

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Movie you wanted to love but just couldn’t

Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality or Seduction

BAFTAs Best Costume Design Outstanding British FilmBest Original MusicBest CinematographyBest Production DesignBest Makeup and Hair

Critic’s Choice Awards Best Art DirectionBest Costume Design