The Intriguing Secrets of Anna Karenina (Series)

Name: The Intriguing Secrets of Anna Karenina (Series)
Director: Ivan Yudin
Released: 2024

Ivan Yudin 2024

This experimental series follows the search for the perfect cast for a new Anna Karenina film, revealing real-life inspirations behind Tolstoy’s iconic characters. Through five actresses embodying Anna’s possible prototypes, and stories of Stiva and Dolly, Levin and Kitty, Vronsky, and Karenin, the series explores love, betrayal, morality, and society’s constraints. It culminates with the tragic true story of Anna Pirogova and the railway’s symbolic role, offering fresh insight into Tolstoy’s masterpiece and the timeless human struggles at its heart.

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Running Time:

6 x 46 min.

Spoken Languages:

Russian

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Ivan Yudin

Producers:

Anastasia Koretskaya, Sergey Bondarchuk, Alexey Kiselev, Kirill Ashumov, Zakhar Chavkin

Cinematographers:

Vladislav Tinkov

Editors:

Anna Shinkaretskaya, Aleksandra Yuraga

Production Companies:

Studio Rentavideo

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