tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489139608814644917.post8831561620799055449..comments2024-03-11T07:25:30.704-04:00Comments on A Fashionable Frolick: Encountering "Anna Karenina" on the Streets of NYCAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678732507436621983noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489139608814644917.post-14651645468801321912014-10-16T12:33:45.314-04:002014-10-16T12:33:45.314-04:00The costumes were stunning! The costumes were stunning! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489139608814644917.post-18725466186040804972012-11-24T19:30:00.273-05:002012-11-24T19:30:00.273-05:00I'm with anon. While I haven't seen the m...I'm with anon. While I haven't seen the movie yet and I do love accurate period costumes, I like it when a costume designer deliberately sets out to blend two periods to create a particular effect. (With caveats - for example, I didn't like it in Becoming Jane, where Jane dressed ~15 years later than everyone else.) A designer just failing to do good research is something else altogether from that.Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596345781746342408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489139608814644917.post-57011215866980745412012-11-21T22:21:43.116-05:002012-11-21T22:21:43.116-05:00D'Nalof, I couldn't agree more - that 1998...D'Nalof, I couldn't agree more - that 1998 version was a stunning piece of costume and set work. My favorite "Anna Karenina" adaptation story-line-success-wise, though, has to be the Masterpiece Theatre version with Helen McCrory and Kevin McKidd. The costumes in that were quite good as well (though obviously (necessarily) on half the budget of the Sean Bean film!), and it came closest overall to approximating what I'd envisioned when I read the novel.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242750046278577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489139608814644917.post-58316268663301154122012-11-21T03:15:45.150-05:002012-11-21T03:15:45.150-05:00Yes, I am not sure that I am ready to see a marria...Yes, I am not sure that I am ready to see a marriage of 1870 fashions to 1950's fashions - it might make for a bit of a nightmare. My all time favorite version of Anna Karenina is 1998 w/Sean Bean and Sophie Moreau, the qowns are exquisite and wonderfully period correct. I will probably go see this version, just because I love all period pieces. The way this was shot was all inside ONE building, made me think they are looking to see if it might translate to a theater production at some point in time in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489139608814644917.post-79921577248853457152012-11-20T21:16:14.534-05:002012-11-20T21:16:14.534-05:00I agree with Quinn... costumes are nice and intere...I agree with Quinn... costumes are nice and interesting but really NOT contemporary victoran dresses...Adrianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259780477525121644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489139608814644917.post-83151530044594222412012-11-20T21:07:08.316-05:002012-11-20T21:07:08.316-05:00I feel quite the opposite those costumes are aston...I feel quite the opposite those costumes are astonishing and exquisite - the designer will be nominated for an academy award, and that is the way to go! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489139608814644917.post-27606146484937271602012-11-20T20:31:17.196-05:002012-11-20T20:31:17.196-05:00I haven't seen the film, but I have to say tha...I haven't seen the film, but I have to say that when I watched the trailer I was very disappointed in the costumes. This is the first I've heard of the 1950s influence on the designs (although I confess that I haven't really looked into it!). My impression after viewing the trailer was that the modern-meets-1870s thing was so stylized that it didn't appeal to me at all. I'll be curious to see what you eventually think about it.<br /><br />Best, QuinnQuinnhttp://www.quinnmburgess.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com