Anna Karenina (TV Movie 1985)

Anna Karenina (TV Movie 1985). 2h 15m | PG

“As a Christopher Reeve fan and one who is in the middle of reading the Leo Tolstoy novel, I was excited to see this rendition of u0026quot;Annau0026quot;. Although it was good to see Chris in his pre-accident years, the movie was fairly weak. The soundtrack doesnu0026#39;t hold up well almost 20 years later, and the writing isnu0026#39;t great. They virtually ignore the storyline involving Levin and Kitty, and I didnu0026#39;t find Bissetteu0026#39;s performance to be very riveting. However, Paul Scofield did an excellent job as Karenin– I actually felt some empathy for him. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA better version of this story was done in 1997 with Sophie Marceau (u0026quot;The World Is Not Enoughu0026quot;) and Sean Bean (u0026quot;Lord of the Ringsu0026quot;). There is far more chemistry between those two actors, and the quality of the movie should hold up better over time.”