This version of the Tolstoy classic lingers longer in Moscow during the
weeks that follow the initial meeting of the starstruck lovers-to-be Vronsky
and Anna Karenina. The story -- as it unfolds -- also focuses on Kitty, a
young woman who is related to Anna's sister-in-law whose marital rift has
brought Anna to Moscow. Until Anna shows up, Kitty had hopes of getting
Vronsky, who is single and well connected, to propose to her. Ignored by
Vronsky, Kitty turns her attention to another suitor, a man who seems to have
a lot in common with Tolstoy.