Introduction
(in Treatment)


ANNA KARENINA - DIMITRI BUCHOWETZKI'S FOOTAGE (USA 1927)
The film (later released as Love, starring Garbo and John Gilbert) was originally filmed with Dimitri Buchowetzki as the director and Ricardo Cortez (Torrent) as her leading man. It was more loyal to the original Tolstojs novel but MGM producer I. Thalberg was not satisfied with the filmed sequences of Buchowetzkis work.

Thalberg disposed of it and attempted to re-shoot the film with a new director, script and leading man. Unfortunately, the filmed Buchowetzki footage is lost.

Pictures from Buchowetzki directed Version


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ANNA KARENINA - EDMUND GOULDING'S FIRST FOOTAGE (USA 1926)
After Thalberg disposed the filmed Buchowetzk material, he attempted to re-shoot the film with Edmund Goulding as the new director and Norman Kerry as Garbo's leading man.

Thalberg still disliked the new footage and since the Garbo & Gilbert affair was big promotion, he replaced Norman Kerry with Gilbert and hired his favourite cameraman, William Daniels.

Unfortunately, the first filmed Goulding footage is lost and Garbo never made a film with Norman Kerry. The Film was released under the title Love.

Pictures from Goulding directed Version
 

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