Imperial Russia's high society creates a melancholy, romantic drama as a woman's reputation faces destruction.
Epic. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Paramount+.
It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and no real violence.
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In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
No. Brace yourself.
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