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Q & A: How Willimon Runs Fincher's 'House ...Knightley Talks 'Anna Karenina,' and How Cronenberg Set Her Free (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)
That's one reason why Wright suddenly abandoned his intention to do a straight and naturalistic version of the tragic St. Petersberg triangle of dashing Count Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), Anna Karenina (Knightley) and her older husband Alexei Karenin (Jude Law). On a scouting trip to Russian locations Wright kept being told which productions had filmed there. He then came up with the idea of setting his movie--which is about a society consumed by outer appearances and social status--on one stage after another.
The audacious decision to create these theatrical tableaux actually freed Wright to open up the movie visually with several elaborately expressive set pieces with Knightley front and center in one sumptuous costume after another. The movie will certainly gain awards attention for its crafts--production design, cinematography, score and costumes--and Knightley and Jude Law, depending on support from critics--could too.
Knightley talks about how her character evolved, the way the costumes reveal her gilded cage, and how director David Cronenberg freed her as an actress, in our interview below.
4 Comments
rgm | September 15, 2012 1:17 PM
Excellent interview. Knightley is both intelligent and vocal in response to your well-chosen questions and easy rapport.
Anne Thompson | September 12, 2012 4:53 PM
The video problem was on our end but we got it fixed.
David Lean Fan | September 11, 2012 1:02 PM
Please discard my previous comment. The video finally worked; it just takes a few seconds to load.
David Lean Fan | September 11, 2012 1:00 PM
Ms. Thompson,
The video with the lovely Ms. Knightley refuses to upload. I have tried watching it from three different computers to no avail.