Karenina's Contemporary Vibe

Joe Wright's take on 'Anna Karenina' is nothing if not fresh. Controversial, perhaps double-edged, risky, but to me, very smart.

The new posters capture this freshness.  This first one, for example, is loaded with reflections -- not something you'd expect from a 'classically' shot and presented rendition.

This, except for the fur coat, feels like a contemporary romantic dramedy. You almost expect the camera to pull wide revealing they're on a Manhattan street in front of a Starbucks. It also has a bit of blur -- a very modern touch that imparts a sense of motion and action, a live-ness, which is just about as opposite from the staid, almost dusty, visuality of most period pieces.

This one looks like an iPhone snapshot you might see on Flickr.

And the subject motion in this one would never be allowed to advertise the standard-issue AK. This one goes beyond 'sense of motion'. It's just soft. Another type of imagery you wouldn't normally associate with this title.

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'Hanna' Interview with Joe Wright

Some good making-of footage. Bits of cool info. Did not know Saoirse Ronan sent the script to director Joe Wright. Better than usual junket interview.

'Hanna' Cast Interview

And, here's one more. With maybe a total of one second new footage

'Hanna' Featurette

With director Joe Wright, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana, and Saoirse Ronan.

Some new finished footage.