In 1939, Winston Churchill famously said of Russia: "it is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." In 2011, upon setting foot in Moscow for the first time, I offer up the following unsolicited addendum: "Russia is a fever dream, swaddled in history, nursing a hangover..."
Monday, May 6, 2013
Anna & Vronsky Dance - from the most recent filmic adaptation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.
The pivotal waltz scene in Joe Wright's filmic adaptation of Anna Karenina is gorgeous, if you haven't seen it. Beautiful film, shot and produced with an incredible eye for detail. I enjoyed it even more than the book....
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