The English Patient: In the film version, Almasy tells Katherine, the married woman he's having an affair with, his colleague Madox knows about the affair:
Almasy: He (Madox) keeps talking about Anna Karenina. I think it's his idea of a man-to-man chat.
Best of Three: Helen was made to read Anna Karenina in AP English, but she disliked the class so much that she bullshitted all her assignments and class discussions without reading a word of the book.