'Anna Karenina' Venice Film Festival Review Roundup

Written in 1877, Leo Tolstoy's epic Russian novel "Anna Karenina" has inspired a ballet, play, opera, ill-fated Broadway musical, and seventeen film adaptations. Director Joe Wright's bold reimagining of the period drama made its debut at the Venice Film Festival on Monday. The film centers on a privileged wife and mother, Anna (Kiera Knightley), who feels trapped by her frigid husband, Alexei (Jude Law), and the rigid constraints of 19th century Russian society. When she meets Count Vronsky (Aa...