Anna Karenina, 1979 Ballet (Grade F)

This is described as follow s: "Maya Plisetskaya choreographs and stars as the title character in this stirring ballet adaptation of the timeless Leo Tolstoy classic, set to the haunting compositions of the great Russian master Rodion Shchedrin. Conducted by Yuri Simonov and with stage direction by Margarita Pilihina, this memorable production also features performances from Alexander Godunov and Vladimir Tihonov."   But it isn't true .. the recording is abysmal --it is small and fuzzy-- poor quality --and the dancing had nothing to recommend it. We seldom give up on any film--but we gave up on this one. (Grade F)