a film review: anna karenina

“I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts.” -Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

i'm not sure what the general consensus of joe wright's version of anna karenina (novel by leo tolstoy) is, but i watched this film last night and can't stop thinking about how brilliant the cinematography was. a long-time lover of focus features and a fan of pretty much everything joe wright directs with kiera knightley, i had pretty high expectations. although i've heard that many people thought the movie was overworked with aesthetics, i felt it to be visually fascinating the entire time. there might have been a bit of a mis-cast with aaron taylor-johnson as vronsky, but i thought jude law did an amazing job in this serious role.
now, if only i could learn the beautiful dances they performed in the film. ah, to be a high-society aristocrat in the late 19th century...