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Thankfully for her (the mum), the talent scouts were after her children, and they got quite a surprise before signing up her four youngest to play the roles of the Oblonski family alongside Keira Knightley and Jude Law in director Joe Wright's forthcoming film production of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.

"The casting agent came to my daughter's school and asked my eight-year-old daughter to go for audition," says Morrissey. "Then, when she read for the part, they said: 'Oh, you're very good. Do you have any brothers or sisters?' Obviously, she has rather a lot.

"They wanted five children aged eight and under, so a cousin is the fifth child. It's a whole new world opening up. It's frightening." Then she laughs. "What I do is not quite as glamorous."

Matthieu a écrit:... Emily Watson will be Countess Lydia and Susanne Lothar will be Princess Sherbatsky...

On similarities between Jude and Michael: "No! No. Jude a proper actor — he's wonderful to work with. He's a proper actor, I mean they all are . . . Michael works in a much more muscular way. Everything turns into muscle memory. He works a script, and works a script. Jude does a lot of theater so he comes from the preparation side — like a rehearsal room. He's really open to it, and he asks a lot of questions on that day. He's just phenomenal. So no there aren't any similarities, but they're all very good actors."

On finishing up Anna Karenina: "I wrapped before Christmas. They've got, I think five more days to go. They're going to Russia for five days. Yeah, it's pretty much in the bag."

On working with Joe Wright for the first time: "We do have a shorthand, but it doesn't get easier. Neither of us are people that are looking for the easy option. We're always looking for something that's going to be more difficult or more challenging. Taking on Anna Karenina is a certainly massive challenge. Partly because it's an 820-page book and you're trying to get it down to, well, a 130-page screenplay."

Dans la version cinématographique du roman de Tolstoï (Septembre 20) rose anglaise Keira Knightley jouera une femme dont l'image avant avec un succès variable incarné à l'écran de Greta Garbo, Vivien Leigh, Tatyana Samoïlov, Alla Tarasova, Jacqueline Byss, Sophie Marceau et Tanya Drubich. Il semblerait qu'un obstacle peut être l'âge de Kira: elle n'a que 26 ans, et Anna Karénine actrices jouent généralement un peu plus de trente, et même la quarantaine. Toutefois, dans le roman de Tolstoï n'est pas fait mention de l'âge de l'héroïne. Calculs des chercheurs, il pourrait bien être de 25 - 27 ans (la présence de huit fils de cette théorie ne s'arrête pas: au XIXème siècle, les filles sont souvent mariées à 16 ans - 17 ans

Marina a écrit:Claire Greenway will be the Austrian princess.

When I meet her, Macdonald is just about to do an extra day's shooting for Joe Wright's forthcoming adaptation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, scripted by Tom Stoppard and inevitably starring Keira Knightley in the title role opposite Jude Law's Alexei. "It's a bit embarrassing," she grimaces. "I'd said my goodbyes and got my scented candle and all that and now I have to go back and meet them all again."

Emily Watson has spoken to reporters about her appearance in Joe Wright's cinema-version of Anna Karenina, in which she stars alongside Jude Law and Keira Knightley. Although she only shares one screen with Keira, Emily has said that she was "absolutely delightful."

Emily is currently appearing in cinemas as part of the cast of War Horse, Steven Spielberg's latest blockbuster and according to the Press Association, enjoyed playing a character with a different side. She told reporters "It's a little role - small but pivotal. I play Countess Lidia, who is a right royal b****. It was fun to play." She also drew attention to the differences between working on Anna Karenina and Spielberg's set for War Horse, commenting "There's a real sense of company on Joe's set. He has music going, he's very chatty and friendly. The whole piece is set in a theatre and it had a real sense of theatre troupe about it." Set for release this year (2012), Anna Karenina also features Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen and Olivia Williams.

As a sign of her displeasure his mother stops his allowance and also tries to marry him off to Princess Sorokina. In an unguarded moment Vronsky tells Anna of his mother’s intention, and Sorokina becomes a focus for Anna’s jealousy (source)

Theodore - A peasant on Levin's farm. Due to his influence, Levin experiences a religious epiphany at the end of the book. (source)