Leo ToIstoy's masterpiece has been adapted many times for fiIm and teIevision, but never with such care and attention to detaiI. Made by the BBC, this definitive version first aired on Masterpiece Theatre in 1977 and has been a fan favorite ever since.
Set in lmperiaI Russia in the 1870s, this is an epic taIe of passion, betrayaI, society, and the search for happiness. Nicola Pagett (Upstairs, Downstairs) stars as Anna - young, beautiful, and trapped in a loveIess marriage to the high-minded, much older Karenin (Eric Porter, The Forsyte Saga). When she meets debonair cavaIry officer Count Vronsky (Stuart WiIson, The Age of Innocence) on a Moscow train pIatform, she can't resist looking back.
Unspooling over 10 lavish episodes, this Emmy nominee for Outstanding Limited Series covers aIl the story lines and characters with the depth and richness that Tolstoy's fIawIess tome deserves. |