There seems more of anguish and more of sombre depth in this version than there was in the old silent film (with Garbo and John Gilbert). Helen Brown Norden, in a glowing review in Vanity Fair, wrote "Against the glittering background, these people move to their inevitable doom. ![]() Greene found that the pathos that Garbo's acting brings to the picture overwhelms the acting of all supporting cast save that of Basil Rathbone. Writing for The Spectator in 1935, Graham Greene made much of Greta Garbo's powerful and theatrical acting in the film, noting that "it is Greta Garbo's personality which 'makes' this film, which fills the mould of the neat respectful adaptation with some kind of sense of the greatness of the novel". The film grossed $865,000 in the United States and Canada, and grossed $1,439,000 in other markets. ![]() Greta Garbo and Fredric March Lobby card for Anna Karenina Basil Rathbone, Greta Garbo and Freddie Bartholomew in Anna Karenina Reception Box office
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