Under the weekly film screening organised by Chhavi series of classical cinema, Bharat Bhavan, a British film Anna Karenina was screened at Abhirang Auditorium here on Sunday.
Notably, Anna Karenina is a 2012 British epic romantic drama film directed by Joe Wright. Adapted by Tom Stoppard from leo Tolstoy’s 1877 novel of the same name, the film depicts the tragedy of Russian aristocrat and socialite Anna Karenina, wife of senior statesman Alexei Karenin, and her affair with the affluent officer Count Vronsky which leads to her ultimate demise.
The movie stars Keira Knightley, Jude law, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
In 1874, in the Imperial Russia, the aristocratic Anna Karenina travels from Saint Petersburg to Moscow to save the marriage of her brother Prince Oblonsky, who had had a love affair with his house maid. Anna Karenina has a cold marriage with her husband, Count Alexei Karenin, and they have a son. Anna meets the cavalry officer Count Vronsky at the train station and they feel attracted by each other.
Soon she learns that Vronsky will propose Kitty, who is the younger sister of her sister-in-law Dolly. Anna satisfactorily resolves the infidelity case of her brother and Kitty invites her to stay for the ball.
However, Anna Karenina and Vronsky dance in the ball, calling the attention of the conservative society. Soon they have a love affair that will lead Anna Karenina to a tragic fate.
The film screenings organised every week on Sunday are receiving a satisfactory response by the Bhopalites. While talking about a series of programmes, CAO of Bharat Bhavan Prem Shankar Shukla said, “From next week we are starting a series of programmes under which film screenings will also be held.”