Anna Karenina (2012 film)

Anna Karenina
UK theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joe Wright
Screenplay by	Tom Stoppard
Based on	Anna Karenina 1878 novel by Leo Tolstoy
Produced by	Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Paul Webster
Starring	Keira Knightley Jude Law Aaron Taylor-Johnson Kelly Macdonald Matthew Macfadyen Domhnall Gleeson Ruth Wilson Alicia Vikander Olivia Williams Emily Watson
Cinematography	Seamus McGarvey
Edited by	Melanie Oliver
Music by	Dario Marianelli
Production companies	Working Title Films StudioCanal
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (Select territories) Focus Features (United States)
Release dates	7 September 2012 (2012-09-07) (United Kingdom) 16 November 2012 (2012-11-16) (United States)
Running time	130 minutes[1]
Countries	United Kingdom[2] United States[2]
Language	English
Budget	$40.6 million[3]
Box office	$68.9 million[4]

Anna Karenina is a 2012 historical romantic drama film directed by Joe Wright. Adapted by Tom Stoppard from Leo Tolstoy's 1878 novel, the film depicts the tragedy of Russian aristocrat and socialite Anna Karenina, wife of senior statesman Alexei Karenin, and her affair with the affluent cavalry officer Count Vronsky. Keira Knightley stars as the titular character; this is her third collaboration with director Joe Wright following Pride & Prejudice (2005) and Atonement (2007). Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson appear as Karenin and Vronsky, respectively. Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Domhnall Gleeson, and Alicia Vikander appear in key supporting roles.

Produced by Working Title Films in association with StudioCanal, the film premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival. It was released on 7 September 2012 in the United Kingdom and on 16 November 2012 in the United States. Anna Karenina earned a worldwide gross of approximately $69 million, mostly from its international run. The film received mostly positive reviews: critics praised the cast, but commented on and criticized the heavily stylized adaptation, and were less enthusiastic with Wright's preference for style over substance and his idea of setting most of the action on a theatre stage.

It earned four nominations at the 85th Academy Awards and six nominations at the 66th British Academy Film Awards, winning Jacqueline Durran both the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design. In addition, Anna Karenina garnered six nominations at the 17th Satellite Awards, including a Best Actress nod for Knightley and a Best Adapted Screenplay for Stoppard.