Anna Karenina (1915 film)

Anna Karenina is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Betty Nansen. It was the first American adaptation of the 1878 novel by Leo Tolstoy. Some scenes were shot on location at a ski resort near Montreal.

Anna Karenina
Newspaper advertisement for film, 1915
Directed byJ. Gordon Edwards
Written byClara Beranger
Based onAnna Karenina
1878 novel
by Leo Tolstoy
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringBetty Nansen
Edward José
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • April 1, 1915 (1915-04-01)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Plot

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Anna Karenina is a married aristocrat and socialite living in Saint Petersburg. She is living a torrid romance with a wealthy and young count, he loves her and is willing to marry her once she leave her husband.

However, her infidelity causes her social peers to ostracize her. In isolation she becomes possessive and even paranoid. Untrustworthy herself, she cannot trust her lover and her mental and emotional instability lead eventually to her suicide.

Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of Anna Karenina located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[1][2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Anna Karenina
  2. ^ "Silent Era: Anna Karenina". silentera. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
  3. ^ Anna Karenina at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted(Wayback Machine)

Bibliography

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  • Krefft, Vanda. The Man Who Made the Movies: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox. HarperCollins, 2017.
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