Episode #29: Anna Karenina (Part 2)

Published: Dec. 16, 2012, 6:14 a.m.

In this episode, Andrew and Monica send Anna and Karenin to couples therapy and try to figure out what went wrong. Which does \ufeffAnna \ufeff\ufeffKarenina \ufeffbelieve is the more important and powerful idea, love or the institution of marriage? What is the purpose of staging certain scenes like a play? And why makes that Levin dude so cool, anyway? Tune in to find out.
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\nSHOW NOTES:
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\n0:22 - Intro and clip
\n2:18 - Whether the "stage" aspect works, what the purpose might be
\n7:44 - Is Anna a feminist character?
\n12:25 - Anna's marriage with Karenin
\n16:50 - Cracking knuckles
\n18:55 - The Levin/Kitty relationship, a parallel to Anna/Karenin
\n25:03 - Addiction
\n26:34 - Show close
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\nDON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing cinemafix@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!