"Anna Karenina" with an English accent

In the new film adaptation of the immortal novel by Leo Tolstoy: Anna Karenina will speak with a strong British accent. This was at the Toronto Film Festival told Keira Knightley, which will perform a major role. In this picture, she spoke with a Russian accent. "In" Anna Karenina, "the emphasis will be English. It's always hard to play something that was originally conceived in a different language. Do you think whether it is worth to emphasize pronunciation? If you have a Russian accent, I ask, why do not you speak Russian? But Our film is still in English, so we decided that the heroine must speak with a British accent "- explained the actress. Formulation will Joe Wright, who has worked with Knightley in pictures "Pride and Prejudice" and "Redemption." The script also was in good hands - to write his confidence of British playwright, director and screenwriter Tom Stoppard. Partners Keira Knightley on the ground no less distinguished. This is Jude Law (Alexei Karenin), Aaron Johnson (Alexei Vronsky), Matthew Makfeyden (Steve Oblonsky), Kelly MacDonald (Dolly) and others. Actors have completed a three-week rehearsal and just recently began to shoot, which will be held in the UK and Russia.