Anna Karenina, made in 2012, is a drama and romance film. It’s all about Anna Karenina, a high-class woman in 19th century Russia, who risked everything for an intense love affair with Count Alexei Vronsky. This post will go over where the film was shot, who the key players were and other interesting back stage facts about the movie.
Where it Filmed?
Anna Karenina was filmed in several places. To begin with, some scenes were taken from Kizhi, a place in Karelia, Russia. But it wasn’t just there, a good share from the spectacular shots were taken from Ham House on Ham Street, in Ham, Richmond, Greater London, England, UK. The team also captured scenes at Shepperton Studios, in Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK. If you thought it ended there, did you know some of the sequences were also filmed at Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, UK? Another fact is the film was also shot in different unnamed locations in the UK. The durations of filming were from September 29, 2011 up until March 2012.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Matthew Macfadyen | Oblonsky |
| Eric MacLennan | Matvey |
| Kelly Macdonald | Dolly |
| Theo Morrissey | Grisha Oblonsky |
| Cecily Morrissey | Lili Oblonsky |
| Freya Galpin | Masha Oblonsky |
| Octavia Morrissey | Tanya Oblonsky |
| Beatrice Morrissey | Vasya Oblonsky |
| Marine Battier | Mlle. Roland |
| Keira Knightley | Anna Karenina |
| Guro Nagelhus Schia | Annushka |
| Aruhan Galieva | Aruhan |
| Jude Law | Karenin |
| Carl Grose | Korney |
| Bryan Hands | Mikhail Slyudin |
| Oskar McNamara | Serhoza |
| Luke Newberry | Vasily Lukich |
| Olivia Williams | Countess Vronsky |
| Michael Shaeffer | Doorkeeper |
| Domhnall Gleeson | Levin |
| Steven Beard | Elderly Waiter |
| Alicia Vikander | Kitty |
| Pip Torrens | Prince Shcherbatsky |
| Susanne Lothar | Princess Shcherbatsky |
| Alexandra Roach | Countess Nordston |
| Henry Lloyd-Hughes | Burisov |
| Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Vronsky |
| David Wilmot | Nikolai |
| Tannishtha Chatterjee | Masha |
| Joseph Macnab | Guards Officer |
| Nick Holder | Stationmaster |
| Claire Greenway | Austrian Princess |
| Mike Shepherd | Wheel Tapper |
| Arthur Nightingale | Oblonsky’s Servant |
| Buffy Davis | Agafia |
| Gala Wesson | Kitchen Maid |
| Eros Vlahos | Boris |
| Kyle Soller | Korsunsky |
| Sam Cox | Kapitonich |
| Max Bennett | Petritsky |
| Holliday Grainger | Baroness |
| Ruth Wilson | Princess Betsy Tverskoy |
| Jude Monk McGowan | Tuskevitch |
| Antony Byrne | Colonel Demin |
| Emily Watson | Countess Lydia Ivanova |
| Michelle Dockery | Princess Myagkaya |
| Emerald Fennell | Princess Merkalova |
| Sarine Sofair | Anna’s Friend |
| Thomas Howes | Yashvin |
| Raphaël Personnaz | Alexander Vronsky |
| Bill Skarsgård | Makhotin |
| Cara Delevingne | Princess Sorokina |
| Bodil Blain | Princess Sorokina Senior |
| Hera Hilmar | Varya |
| Kenneth Collard | Prince Tverskoy |
| Steve Evets | Theodore |
| Conor McCarry | Young Peasant |
| Giles King | Stremov |
| Martin Wimbush | Anna’s Doctor |
| James Northcote | Princess Betsy’s Footman |
| Duncan Wisbey | Shopkeeper |
| Jamie Beamish | Opera House Husband |
| Shirley Henderson | Opera House Wife |
| Simon Muller | Opera House Manager |
| Nikolai Lester | Piano Prodigy |
| Tillie-Bett Grant | Baby Anya |
| Amber Doyle | Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer |
| Damien Fournier | Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer |
| Laura Neyskens | Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer |
| Daniel Proietto | Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer |
| Verjorn Sundby | Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer |
| Jennifer White | Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer |
| Paul Zivkovich | Ball Dancer & French Theatre Dancer |
| Michael Barnes | Ball Dancer |
| Anna Bjerre Larsen | Ball Dancer |
| James Cousins | Ball Dancer |
| Eva Dewaele | Ball Dancer |
| Pia Driver | Ball Dancer |
| Stephanie Elstob | Ball Dancer |
| Thomas Herron | Ball Dancer |
| Courtney Garratt | Ball Dancer |
| Omar Gordon | Ball Dancer |
| Fania Grigoriou | Ball Dancer |
| Thomasin Gulgec | Ball Dancer |
| Bless Klepcharek | Ball Dancer |
| Jesse Kovarsky | Ball Dancer |
| Marie Marinez | Ball Dancer |
| Cameron McWilliam | Ball Dancer |
| Michela Meazza | Ball Dancer |
| Oliver Metzler | Ball Dancer |
| Andrew Monaghan | Ball Dancer |
| Ashley James Orwin | Ball Dancer |
| Shintaro Oue | Ball Dancer |
| Sonja Perreten | Ball Dancer |
| Claire Piquemal | Ball Dancer |
| Natascha Pire | Ball Dancer |
| Linda Remahl | Ball Dancer |
| Daria Reznikova | Ball Dancer |
| Vala Runarsdottir | Ball Dancer |
| Helder Seabra | Ball Dancer |
| Aaron Sillis | Ball Dancer |
| Rebecca Sutherland | Ball Dancer |
| Ulrika Kinn Svensson | Ball Dancer |
| Teerachai Thobumrung | Ball Dancer |
| Aubert Vanderlinden | Ball Dancer |
| Benjamin Warbis | Ball Dancer |
| Joanna Ruth Wenger | Ball Dancer |
| Tegen Whyte | Ball Dancer |
| Jorys Zwgarac | Ball Dancer |
| Telman Guzhevsky | Opera Singer |
| Allegra Giagu | Opera Singer |
| Philip Firsov | Singing Russian Soldier |
| Chris Foster | Singing Russian Soldier |
| Jaroslav Gavrilov | Singing Russian Soldier |
| Lukasz Hajduczenia | Singing Russian Soldier |
| Nicholas Blatt | Major Domo (uncredited) |
| John Bradley | Austrian Prince (uncredited) |
| Greg Brummel | Office Clerk (uncredited) |
| Penelope Dimond | Tart (uncredited) |
| James Fiddy | Countess Lydia’s Guest (uncredited) |
| Jensen Freeman | Regimental Soldier (uncredited) |
| Dennis Good | Ballroom Guest (uncredited) |
| Paul Ham | Michael (uncredited) |
| Liv Hansen | Ballroom Guest (uncredited) |
| Marina Hayter | Foreign Worker (uncredited) |
| Vera Horton | Countess (uncredited) |
| Kostas Katsikis | Opera Fan (uncredited) |
| Inga Leps | Gallery Guest (uncredited) |
| Victoria Ley | Opera Fan (uncredited) |
| Julie Lung | Villager (uncredited) |
| Michael Mansbridge | Musician (uncredited) |
| Vicky McClure | Girl Harvesting (uncredited) |
| Brian Niblett | Politician (uncredited) |
| Katia Novitskaya-Kalai | Victorian Lady (uncredited) |
| Martin Poole | Opera Guest (uncredited) |
| Billy Peter Robinson | Adam (uncredited) |
| Tony Wood | Audience Member (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
- Joe Wright was the director of the movie.
- Tom Stoppard and Lev Tolstoy were the writers.
- Stars of the movie included Matthew Macfadyen, Eric MacLennan and Kelly Macdonald.
- The movie was released on December 31, 2020.
- The movie was recognized and awarded an Oscar amongst its other 32 wins with 54 nominations.
- Various characters in the film include Oblonsky played by Matthew Macfadyen, Matvey acted by Eric MacLennan and Dolly portrayed by Kelly Macdonald.
- Some other characters that were part of the story include Grisha Oblonsky played by Theo Morrissey, Lili Oblonsky performed by Cecily Morrissey and Masha Oblonsky portrayed by Freya Galpin.
- Keira Knightley also starred in the movie, playing Anna Karenina.
- Jude Law played Karenin in the film.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Kizhi, Karelia, Russia
- Latitude: 62.08331329999999
- Longitude: 35.2147861
- Place ID: ChIJpal2BGOzoUYRWwgvRucyj2c
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Kizhi, Republic of Karelia, Russia, 186318
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Location Name: Ham House, Ham Street, Ham, Richmond, Greater London, England, UK
- Latitude: 51.4440593
- Longitude: -0.3139581
- Place ID: ChIJveotHW8MdkgR20X8xZkYD-I
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Ham St, Ham, Richmond TW10 7RS, UK
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Location Name: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Latitude: 51.611915
- Longitude: -1.243031
- Place ID: ChIJA3Smqku5dkgRLrm-RpF_WtM
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Station Rd, Didcot OX11 7NJ, UK
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Location Name: UK
- Latitude: 55.378051
- Longitude: -3.435973
- Place ID: ChIJqZHHQhE7WgIReiWIMkOg-MQ
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: United Kingdom
- Timezone: Europe/London
