Leo Tolstoy News

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Yesterday, it was announced that the BBC has started developing a televised adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic tome, WAR AND PEACE. As of today, the upcoming six-part series has found its star in LES MISERABLES' Eddie Redmayne, Entertainment Wise has reported.

From Golden Globe Award-nominated director Joe Wright (Atonement) comes a thrilling new vision of the epic story of love, ANNA KARENINA, adapted by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love) from Leo Tolstoy's timeless classic novel.

Are TV viewers ready to make a long-term committment to Leo Tolstoy's classic tome, WAR AND PEACE? The BBC is hoping so. According to Variety, the network is planning a small screen adaptation of the book which will air as a six-part series.

Throughout the four-year Shakespeare cycle, Kevin Moriarty has consistently mined Shakespeare's great works for themes more recognizable to modern audiences.

Award-winning screenwriter-playwright Tom Stoppard is set to receive the Writers Guild of America, West's 2013 Laurel Award for Screen, honoring lifetime achievement in outstanding writing for motion pictures.

From Golden Globe Award-nominated director Joe Wright (Atonement) comes a thrilling new vision of the epic story of love, ANNA KARENINA, adapted by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love) from Leo Tolstoy's timeless classic novel.

Fascinated by the world of Anna Karenina? In this new video feature the cast and creative team talked about how they embraced and recreated the world. The time is 1874. Vibrant and beautiful, Anna Karenina (Ms. Knightley) has what any of her contemporaries would aspire to; she is the wife of Karenin (Jude Law), a high-ranking government official to whom she has borne a son, and her social standing in St. Petersburg could scarcely be higher.

Check out a special feature all about the costumes of the new film Anna Karenina featuring costume sketches, interviews and more!

In theaters now - take a look at the set design, insire the extraordinary world of Anna Karenina including interviews, behind the scenes footage and more.

The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) presents Theatre-Atelier Piotr Fomenko performing the U.S. Premiere of Family Happiness on January 18-20 and 22-23 at Baryshnikov Arts Center's Jerome Robbins Theater. This production, based on the novella by Leo Tolstoy, is adapted for the stage by one of Russia's most renowned master theater directors, the late Piotr Fomenko.

ANNA KARENINA is acclaimed director Joe Wright's bold, theatrical new vision of the epic story of love, stirringly adapted from Leo Tolstoy's great novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love). The timeless story explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart, while illuminating the lavish society that was imperial Russia in 1874. Let's see what the critics had to say:

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces its upcoming film series and events:

Lunar Energy Productions will present the World Premiere of By Rights We Should Be Giants, created and written by Lunar Energy ensemble members Nadia Sepsenwol and Tim Van Dyck, tonght, October 18-November 3 at The Secret Theatre (4402 23rd Street between 44th Avenue and 44th Road, Long Island City).

The Film Society of Lincoln Center's annual horror fest Scary Movies returns for its 6th edition featuring a blood-curdling collection of first-time New York City screenings of highly anticipated horror films and thrillers, genre rarities and fan favorites.

The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) announces the fall 2012 performance season, which runs tonight, September 20 to December 15 and features the World, U.S., and New York Premieres of works by international theater, dance, and music artists.

Anna Karenina is a 2012 drama film directed by Joe Wright that is adapted from Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel of the same name. It stars Keira Knightley, Jude Law, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. The film just released new stills after its premiere at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival last week, and you can check them out below!

Anna Karenina is a 2012 drama film directed by Joe Wright that is adapted from Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel of the same name. It stars Keira Knightley, Jude Law, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival, and you can check out photos from the big premiere below!

Lunar Energy Productions will present the World Premiere of By Rights We Should Be Giants, created and written by Lunar Energy ensemble members Nadia Sepsenwol and Tim Van Dyck, October 18-November 3 at The Secret Theatre (4402 23rd Street between 44th Avenue and 44th Road, Long Island City).

Focus Features presents a 2012 Fall Preview of their highly anticipated films FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL and ANNA KARENINA. Check out the preview below!