Anna Karenina

It's like old times to have you

visit us once again, Vronsky.

As you see, we haven't forgotten you.

Well, I used to be one of yours.

While I'm here on leave,

I again feel like one of you.

Well, after Petersburg

and those chic guards...

I suppose we seem

like barbarians to you.

On the contrary, we seem

like milksops compared to you.

These hors d'oeuvres

are making me hungry.

Come, gentleman officers,

it's time we had dinner.

- Stiva.

- Vronsky.

What are you doing here?

You ought to be home in bed.

- I'd like to be.

- Well, what's keeping you?

The atmosphere of my home

is unfriendly.

My wife is displeased with me,

and for no reason.

That doesn't sound like Dolly.

You must have been naughty.

Vronsky, I swear to you,

my interest in women is entirely...

- Vronsky!

- Come on!

Come on, Vronsky!

Au revoir, Stiva.

- So you're married?

- Ten years.

- She's the mother of my three children.

- And do you love your wife?

I do. She won't believe it

when I tell her, but it's her I love.

Believe me, it's her.

I'd believe it better

if you took your hand off my knee.

Gentleman officers, attention!

One!

Two!

Three!

Right face!

Forward, hut!

One!

Two!

Three.

Right face.

Forward, hut.

Why can't life be agreeable?

Stiva!

Now we can settle down

and do some drinking.

Stiva, I wonder what time it is.

- I haven't my watch on me.

- It's 7:
00, sir.

- That's all right. That gives me time.

- Time for what?

I must go meet my mother.

She's coming in from St. Petersburg.

That's a pleasant coincidence.

I have to go to the station too.

- That so? What for?

- To meet a pretty woman.

- You're inexhaustible.

- There you go, misunderstanding me...

like my wife does. I have to meet my

sister, Anna Karenina. Do you know her?

I've never had the pleasure.

Everybody from St. Petersburg

knows her.

Her husband is the great statesman

Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin.

Strong man. Conscientious.

We have a lot in common.

I'll see if Mother's at the other end.

Oh, Madam Karenina.

Her husband left her in my charge.

- You don't know me, Madam Karenina...

- Oh, yes, I do.

We've been talking about you

all the way from St. Petersburg.

- Must have been very boring for you.

- Oh, no.

You see, your mother talked

about her son, and I talked about mine.

You see, madam has a little boy too.

She hates to leave him, don't you?

Yes. My only child, you know.

I've never left him before.

- I've just left your brother, Stiva.

- Where is he?

- I'll find him for you.

- Thank you.

Stiva. Stiva!

- He's coming.

- Thank you.

Anna!

Stiva.

Goodbye, my dear. A woman at my age

don't have to beat about the bush.

And I don't mind telling you

I've completely lost my heart to you.

You, my dear,

have the divine gift of silence.

Oh, let me kiss that pretty face.

- Now, you must come and see me.

- Thank you, countess.

Forgive me, Your Excellency.

Forgive me.

- Goodbye, count.

- Goodbye.

- Goodbye.

- Goodbye.

Now, that's what I call

a wonderful woman.

Oh, Stiva.

He got caught between the cars.

- Anna, what's the matter?

- Stiva, it's an evil omen.

Omen? When the worst has happened

already, you don't need omens.

Dolly has found a letter and swears

she'll never forgive me, that it's all over.

We'll see, Stiva. We'll see.

Now that you're here,

I feel again like an innocent man.

- Tania, you come here.

- Children, be quiet.

- She threw my train off the tracks.

- You broke my doll.

- I did not.

- You did too.

- What's all this?

- Aren't you ashamed before your aunt?

Grisha, are you too old to be kissed?

Tania. Why, you're almost as big

as my Sergei.

He sends you lots of greetings.

And I have something very nice

for you in my trunk.

Here are the keys to my trunk,

the presents are there.

- Your mistress still in her room?

- Yes, sir.

- She hasn't left her room today.

- She say anything? Anything new?

She's in there.

- I think you should let me see her alone.

- Don't worry, I shan't interrupt you.

I suggest that you change

into more repentant garments.

You look much too gay.

Excellent idea.

- Who is it?

- It's I, Anna.

Come in.

Dolly, I'm so glad to see you.

You look well, Anna.

Radiantly happy.

Dolly, Stiva has told me.

My own children's governess.

That's who she is, a governess.

Would it make it easier for you

if it were your best friend?

Anna, I trusted him so completely.

She's young and pretty, you see,

and I'm getting older.

No doubt they talked of me together,

or worse still, remained silent.

You understand.

Everything's over.

Well, then everything is over

for him too, Dolly.

Oh, no, not for him.

He won't mind. Everybody loves him.

People will be sorry for him.

- Poor Stiva.

- There you are, you're the first.

I know his character, Dolly.

He's like a child...

carried away suddenly

and repenting bitterly.

He's worse off than you are.

He's stricken, Dolly, believe me.

Stiva.

What are you doing?

If you must know, my dear Kitty,

I'm eavesdropping.

On my sister?

- Oh, for shame.

- When a man's fate is being decided...

his entire future,

he may be pardoned if he...

You know, Dolly, men like Stiva aren't

really conscious of deception at all.

They put their wives and homes

in one compartment...

and these other women into another.

It's strange, but I know it to be true.

You're his sister,

and you make excuses for him.

There are no excuses

for a dreadful wrong like this.

Dolly, it's you I'm thinking of.

Can't you bring yourself to forgive him?

Could you forgive him if...?

- What have you been doing to Dolly?

- You make me uncomfortable, Kitty.

- What have you been doing?

- Nothing. Scarcely anything.

- Anna.

- Kitty.

You're so grown-up.

I can't believe it's you.

- I'm so terribly glad to see you, Anna.

- Well? Well?

- You go in now, Stiva.

- Right now?

Immediately.

- Are you sure it's all...?

- It's all right, Stiva.

Throw away your cigar.

Anna, I could hardly wait

when Stiva told me you were coming.

You're so beautiful.

Tell me, are you staying

for the next ball? Oh, you must.

- When is it to be?

- Friday, at the Korsunskys'.

You always have a good time

at the Korsunskys'.

At your age,

one has a good time anywhere.

Oh, no, some places are fun

and others aren't.

But you expect a great deal

of this particular ball, don't you, Kitty?

Yes. Yes, I do. How did you know?

Oh, it's such a happy time of your life.

That blissful time

when childhood is just ending.

And the future's all warm and inviting.

I remember.

One swims in a mysterious blue haze...

like the mist on the mountains

in Switzerland.

That mist covers everything.

And out of it may rise, at any moment,

the shape of the beloved one.

Only half imagined, half dreamed.

Anna. Anna.

For you, perhaps,

this shape is clearer still.

Yes. Yes, he is. May I tell you?

- Of course.

- No, I... I don't think I'd better.

- Oh, yes, do.

- A young officer in the emperor's guard.

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