Anna Karenina
In a world of power and privilege, one woman dared to obey her heart.
Here's a reasonably faithful stab at Tolstoy. Anna, married to a humorless bureaucrat, falls for a handsome officer and suffers the consequences. It's a morality tale, if you're into that sort of thing.
Directed by Bernard Rose · Written by Bernard Rose
Starring Sophie Marceau, Sean Bean, Alfred Molina, Mia Kirshner, James Fox, Fiona Shaw