Anna Karenina
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Russian BBC mini series film of Anna Karenina. In Russian with English subtitles, (rated R because of brief nudity):
2000 English film of Anna Karenina, with some changes:
Fascinating true story how Anna Karenina saved the life of a prisoner in solitary confinement: Link
New Yorker Essay: Is Anna Karenina a love story? Link
The Guardian Essay: Rereading Anna Karenina: Link
New York Times Article: What Anna Karenina taught me about living with depression: Link
The Moral Urgency of Anna Karenina: Link
Lectures with Dr. Rosamund Bartlett, professor at Oxford:
Great hour long intro to Anna Karenina, contextual info and issues with translating (guest lecture at Univ of Michigan): Link
Why is Tolstoy's Anna Karenina still so popular? Link
On Modernity and the Meaning of Life in Anna Karenina: Link
Tolstoy's Depiction of Women: Link
On the challenges of translating Anna Karenina: Link
Blog post by Dr. Bartlett about Anna K as the "Woman's Iliad": Link
Irwin Weil on Anna Karenina:
Irwin Weil on Tolstoy:
Nabokov lectures on Anna Karenina:
Tolstoy or Dostoevsky? 8 experts weigh in: Link
Tolstoy or Dickens: 2 professors debate with dramatic scenes to illustrate (starring Tom Hiddleston): Link
Andrew Kaufman, professor at UVA, TED Talk, "The Inmate, the Student, and Tolsoy: Link
Andrew Kaufman, professor at UVA, lecture on Understanding Tolstoy's Humanity: Link
Andrew Kaufman, professor at UVA, lecture on "Was Tolstoy Too Optimistic About Human Nature?": Link
SPOILER ALERT: Film comparison of different Anna Karenina scenes: Link
Rare Video Footage of Leo Tolstoy: Link
Rare audio of Leo Tolstoy's Speaking: Link
SPOILER ALERT: New Yorker video article about train subway operators: Link
New York Books Article: Dreams and Anna Karenina: Link