Directed by:
Giacomo CampiottiScreenplay:
Andrew DaviesCinematography:
Blasco GiuratoComposer:
Ludovico EinaudiCast:
Hans Matheson, Keira Knightley, Sam Neill, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bill Paterson, Jeremy Clyde, Celia Imrie, Anne-Marie Duff, Hugh Bonneville, Daniele Liotti (more)Plots(1)
During World War One, Yuri Zhivago (Hans Matheson) studies to become a doctor in Moscow. He marries his childhood sweetheart, Tonya (Alexandra Maria Lara), but is attracted to dressmaker’s daughter Lara (Keira Knightley), herself engaged to young revolutionary Pasha (Kris Marshall) while also conducting an affair with government official Komarovsky (Sam Neill). Yuri and Lara’s paths cross again in the aftermath of the Bolshevik revolution, and the two begin a passionate affair. (Via Vision Entertainment)
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An atrociously long and incredibly narrative film with an amazing musical score and mediocre acting performances, but it is a pretty solid piece of cinema. I haven't read the book, so I can't judge, but I liked the various tragic and romantic peripeties against the backdrop of the cruel Russian regime in the last century. In short, a nearly four-hour journey to Russia, not perfect by any means, but it managed to engage me.
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