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Both Boris Pasternak’s wonderful new and David Lean’s splendid film version are among my favorites of all-time. The narrative is basically about a poet/physician (Omar Sharif) who loves two women–his adoring wife, Tonya (Geraldine Chapin), and his enigmatic mistress, Lara (Julie Christie) –through the events of World War I and the Russian Revolution.
Robert Bolt’s screenplay balances the political upheaval with glowing, heartwrenching romance–one of the few films to succeed at this level. Lean, who seemed to fabricate a specialty of making films about illicit treasure (Brief Encounter, Summertime, etc.), also works a tightrope, giving the film the vital grandeur and sweep required for an yarn while never losing study of the intimacy of the characters. He is aided considerably by a radiant cast: Sharif, despite or perhaps because of his Egyptian background, provides the perfect perspective of an individual observing things around him, each time as if it were new–it’s a fantastic performance; Christie is simply luminescent; Chaplin nicely understated; and there’s terrific assist from Alec Guinness, Rod Steiger, Tom Courtney, etc.
What makes Zhivago a must on DVD is the awe-inspiring cinematography of Freddie Young, who deservedly won the Academy Award. I was lucky to study Zhivago at a theater, on the great hide respectable, several years ago when it was re-issued; unbelievably, the DVD transfer here is even BETTER!!! There are shots in this film that are simply jaw-dropping resplendent.
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Doctor Zhivago is, like the book it’s based on, a spellbinding film that will reward the viewer with one of their most fantastic cinematic experiences.
This is one of the rare times when I actually liked the movie more than the book. Omar Sharif, Julie Christie and Rod Steiger, especially, are unbiased amazing in David Lean’s adaptation of Pasternak’s sage fancy tale. The script was elegant and lacked nothing; the actors couldn’t have done a better job at delivering their lines. It was extremely well paced and never lagged or felt rushed. Maurice Jarre’s haunting rep is objective radiant and weaves throughout the movie like a tapestry. The cinematography is beyond compare. The views of the Urals, the frozen Siberian tundra and the countryside in springtime (especially the daffodils!) will never be forgotten. In my conception, one of the greatest movies ever, never to be forgotten.
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