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Epic Tale from Tolstoy - Anna Karenina review by CD

This is a complex and gripping drama from Tolstoy which this series of episodes struggles a bit with realising. The acting is generally good, but the casting does not always seem to work well, with some anomalies around ages and accents of some of the actors even within the same families. There are plenty of interesting 19th scenes and some action. The script is quite interesting and I like the way that the characters are neither good nor bad and definitely flawed. The birth of Anna's daughter seems to kick off the second part of the drama, but it loses a bit of its power and interest once the relationships become a bit more established. Overall an enjoyable watch but I prefer a number of other period dramas such as "War and Peace" and "Vanity Fair" to this one, even though they are much longer.