Television: Love in a Cold Climate

PBS has a breathtaking star in its new series, Anna Karenina

In his working notes Tolstoy made her ugly, giving her a narrow, low forehead and a nose so big that it was almost deformed. But in looks at least, Anna Karenina has been lucky. The author himself fell in love with her, performing a graceful act of plastic surgery before he introduced her to the public, and over the years she has been portrayed by some of the loveliest women in the world. The great Garbo played her twice, and Vivien Leigh added her...

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