Release date: 1997
Type: Drama
Rating:
4/5 Colour: Yes
Director: Bernard Rose
Producer:
Comment
This is a lavish production of the classic Leo Tolstoy novel. Sean Bean is an army officer who falls for Sophie Marceau who is already married As a consequence they are shunned by late19th century Russian society. This is a long complex novel that is difficult to condense into a film, however this film does a good job, although some of the complexity of the novel is lost in maintaining a plot that continues to move throughout the film. Sophie Marceau gives a performance in the lead role that draws you into all her various emotions and she is well supported by Sean Bean and Alfred Molina.
Actors
Sophie Marceau
Sean Bean
Alfred Molina
James Fox
Fiona Shaw
Saskia Wickham
Mia Kirshner
Oscars
None
Novel
Leo Tolstoy