Universal Studios and Focus Features have released the first theatrical trailer for Anna Karenina. The newest film from director Joe Wright (Atonement), this romantic drama focuses on Anna Karenina (Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice), an aristocrat living in 19th Century Russia.
Unhappily married to the distant Count Alexei Karenin (Jude Law, Contagion), Anna enters a torrid affair with a young cavalry officer (Aaron Johnson, Kick-Ass), an action that sends profound emotional and cultural tremors through Anna's rigidly maintained social circle.
Adapted from the Leo Tolstoy novel by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and playwright Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love), the film features a sterling ensemble cast that includes Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire), Matthew Macfadyen (Frost/Nixon), Emily Watson (War Horse), Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Domhnall Gleeson (Never Let Me Go), and Olivia Williams (Rushmore).
Anna Karenina's scheduled U.S. premiere is November 9th.