The Kreutzer Sonata (2008 film)

The Kreutzer Sonata

Directed by	Bernard Rose
Starring	Danny Huston Elisabeth Röhm Anjelica Huston
Distributed by	Axiom Films (UK and Ireland)
Release dates	June 20, 2008 (2008-06-20) (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Kreutzer Sonata is a 2008 film directed by Bernard Rose based on the novella by Leo Tolstoy.

It is Rose's second collaboration with Danny Huston (after Ivans XTC) and his third adaptation of a work by Leo Tolstoy, following 1997's Anna Karenina and 2003's Ivans XTC.

"The Kreutzer Sonata" is the name commonly given to Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Sonata no. 9 in A major. Director Bernard Rose had previously directed Immortal Beloved, a film on the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, in which there is a major (and pivotal) scene that features a performance of the Kreutzer Sonata.

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Films directed by Bernard Rose

Smart Money (1986) Body Contact (1987) Paperhouse (1988) Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990) Candyman (1992) Immortal Beloved (1994) Anna Karenina (1997) Ivans Xtc (2000) Snuff-Movie (2005) The Kreutzer Sonata (2008) Mr. Nice (2010) Two Jacks (2012) Sx_Tape (2013) The Devil's Violinist (2013) Frankenstein (2015)

Leo Tolstoy's The Kreutzer Sonata (1889)

Films	The Kreutzer Sonata (1915 silent) The Kreutzer Sonata (1987 Russian) The Kreutzer Sonata (2008)

Inspiration	Violin Sonata No. 9 (Beethoven)

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