Anna Karenina

I´m sure you all know the tragic story of Anna Karenina and may have seen the movie with Greta Garbo. I did, many times. I love the opulence of the Russian aristocracy, the dresses, the furs, the wintertime romance...

So I had to see the new movie with Keira Knightley and my beau Jude Law.

 Because I´m still not fully recovered, I enjoyed the cosy afternoon performance with all the grannies in my favourite cinema in my beloved street. The Kino International was built in the 60s as a very modern and glamourous cinema for premieres. It is still a famous part of the Berlinale.

In the GDR the cinema was used by the members of the government, that's why the eighth row has extra space for the legs of the officials and there is a seperate lounge reacheable with a special elevator. Today the "Honeckers-Lounge" its used for techno partys.

The front with the big windows is unchanged, so are the great flowershaped huge chandeliers in the inside.

It was time to wear my russian coat, named by myself as my "Karenina coat". It has the perfect red, is very bell-bottomed with fake persian lamb applications.

russian coat: fleamarket find, years ago

fake persian lamb puff bag: 40s vintage, my grannies

velvet hatpiece with pearl applications: 50s vintage, from a hatcollector

lipstick: MAC, Russian Red... of cause!
 

The movie was fantastic. Made in a very innovative and dynamic way. When you like pastel coloured ball gowns, pearls, diamonds, uniforms and hats with veils... you have to see it! Afterwards I putted down my own veil, dried a tear and walked home, thinking about all the dramatic lovestorys I know...