
Anna Karenina
R, 2012, Focus Features
Director:
Joe Wright
Starring:
Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Johnson, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Matthew MacFadyen
Plot:
Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.
1
Adulterous husband complains wife is aging
Themes: Adultery, Commitment, Love, Lust, Marriage
2
Wife struggles to forgive husband's adultery
Themes: Adultery, Betrayal, Forgiveness, Reconciliation
3
Wealthy man questions purpose in life
Themes: Commitment, God's Plan, Purpose, Storms of Life, Trusting God
5
Wealthy woman washes feet of dying sinner
Themes: Care, Compassion, God's Love, Helping Others, Humility, Jesus, Mercy
6
Adulteress publicly scorned by former friends
Themes: Adultery, Condemnation, Confronting Evil, Gossip, Judging, Sin
7
Lonely, burdened woman commits suicide
Themes: Despair, Hopelessness, Isolation, Loneliness, Suicide
8
Man realizes righteousness doesn't come by reason
Themes: Conscience, God's Word, Righteousness