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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1677 in Movie
- Released on: 2008-01-02
- Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Running time: 200 minutes
Customer Reviews
HOUSE CALLS IN THE SNOW
David Lean's extraordinary, expansive telling of Boris Pasternak's love-triangle story, set amidst the Russian Revolution. Omar Sharif is stunning as the title character (he's a doctor and a poet so how can he miss?) and Julie Christie is very lovely as Lara, the politically committed nurse he falls for over wife Tonya (Geraldine Chaplin). It is at once an intimate epic, superbly acted and impeccably crafted in every department. With Alec Guiness, Rod Steiger, Ralph Richardson, Tony Courtenay, Siobhan McKenna, Rita Tushingham, Klaus Kinski and many others. The highly memorable, Oscar-winning score is by Maurice Jarre. Other Academy Awards included screenplay (Robert Bolt), cinematography (Freddie Young) and art direction (John Box). Director Lean's particularly dynamic use of the wide Panavision screen means inevitably some loss of impact of television.
One of my favorite movies of all time...
I will not count myself near the orator nor the writer as some of those that have reviewed this movie previously, however, as a fan of the writer and the movie... I wanted to say that as far as sentiment and depth are concerned? It captured A LOT. This was indeed a beautifully written, scripted, acted, and directed movie... certainly worth your time and open-minded hearts. A lot to be learned from Boris Pasternak... from what I've read? He, himself, went through a lot of dramatic history in his day... and was humble enough to share his learning experiences through writt and poetry... the least we can do is read his books or watch movies that were so diligently created to respect his stories... Again, this movie was amazing.
Doctor Zhivago
Lavish film about the Russian Revolution of 1917. Russia pulled out of World War I when it went Communist. Omar Sharif is Zhivago, an idealistic doctor torn between his wife and Julie Christie. Zhivago's ambiguity is mirrored in his poetry, judged too personal by the new order. We see the paradox of art and science. Zhivago's half-brother tells the story to a girl believed to be the offspring of the illicit affair. It is the formula for historical fiction, made up characters living their lives against sweeping events. There are some hauntingly beautiful scenes, snow and springtime flowers.
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