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Anna Karenina DVD

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A Nineties adaptation of Leo Tolstoy&s 19th century romantic merry-go-round set in Moscow At its centre stands Anna Karenina (Sophie Marceau) caught between her husband (James Fox) and lover Count Vronsky (Sean Bean) When she falls pregnant she decides to dissolve her marriage and wed Vronsky but true happiness proves elusive
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A Nineties adaptation of Leo Tolstoy&s 19th century romantic merry-go-round set in Moscow At its centre stands Anna Karenina (Sophie Marceau) caught between her husband (James Fox) & lover Count Vronsky (Sean Bean) When she falls pregnant she decides to dissolve her marriage & wed Vronsky but true happiness proves elusive

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