Karenina & I

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When Norwegian actor Gørild Mauseth receives an offer from the Primorsky Regional Drama Theater in Russia to play Anna Karenina, she agrees, and the role becomes an all-consuming venture. To reach the theater in Vladivostok, she travels along the Trans-Siberian Railway, learning Russian and trying to understand why Tolstoy (Liam Neeson) wrote his acclaimed novel Anna Karenina. As she travels through Russia, Mauseth can feel herself slowly becoming Anna, and begins to hear Tolstoy’s voice in her head. Bringing together documentary and narrative elements, Mauseth works to break free from her character by confronting her traumatic past. Discussion with director Tommaso Mottola and actor Gørild Mauseth, moderated by David Herman (UVA)

Date

Sat, Nov 3, 2018

Time

8:30 PM

Location

St. Anne’s-Belfield School

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Film Info

Director: Tommaso Mottola.

Runtime: 86 min.

Genre: Documentaries

Year: 2018

Country: Norway

Language: Russian, English

Subtitles: Partially Subtitled

Accessibility: Subtitles

Featuring: Gørild Mauseth, Liam Neeson, Sonia Bergamasco, Evgeniia Guliashcheva, Valentin Zaporozhets, Evgeny Veigel.