Maggie Gylllenhaal is the latest celebrity to lend her voice to Audible and perform a reading of classic literature. This time it’s Anna Karenina.
July 12, 2016
Anna Karenina is a story that has seen countless retellings in various art forms, but Joe Wright’s unique adaptation starring Keira Knightley has chosen to revamp, respin, and revolutionize the story by setting it inside of a voyeuristic bubble of theatricality. In an interview with Hypable, director Joe Wright and star Keira Knightley explore this decision and discuss the general madness that is Anna Karenina.
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Anna Karenina has always been known to most as that book on their shelf that always managed to go unread. It looks great sitting in your collection with its intimidating size and leather-bound spine, but Tolstoy’s legendary thickness of language prevents most from experiencing this classic Russian story of love, sacrifice, selfishness, and society.
You may have seen the theatrical trailer for Anna Karenina released last month, directed by Joe Wright, but now we have a six-minute long clip of Kiera Knightley’s next period piece.