I first saw Dr. Zhivago when I was 15 back in the mid-70’s. I had the good fortune to see it as a 70mm blowup on a really big screen. To put it simply, I fell in love. I fell in love with David Lean, and I fell, head over heels, with Julie Christie. I've watched it from time to time over the years, and have always been swept away. This re-watch was no different, and the sumptuous BluRay reminded me of my first viewing.

Everything about Doctor Zhivago screams epic. Freddie Young’s brilliant and breathtaking cinematography, John Box, Terence Marsh, and Dario Simoni’s gorgeous to gritty sets, and of course Maurice Jarre’s moving score. The film is so engaging.…

With early 20th century Russia as a backdrop, you'd think this epic romance would be exciting or interesting or not-boring. But featuring two of the most passive lovers to ever make me yawn, this was a snoozefest of epic proportions.

Why does Zhivago love Lara? Because she looks like Julie Christie was the only answer I could think of. Why does Lara love Zhivago? I suppose Omar Shariff isn't too bad looking himself, with those gushy doe eyes.

The cinematography is very good and Lean, of course, knows how to move a camera. But the dialogue is rote, the politics of early 20th century Russia, one of the most fascinating periods in human history, are rendered facile. I seriously wanted…

Hi everybody, just rewatched this masterpiece from director Sir David Lean, father of epic movie. A timeless classic, much bigger as you dare to believe. The story is clear I guess: Russian doctor, Zhivago, falls in love with a girl while himself is married to an other woman. This triangular relationship sets in front of the First World War and the following Russian Revolution. 

The film has all the big heartbreak moments, we all know too well nowadays, but they still work a lot better in this movie, 1965, as in most of the films today. The story is nothing really new, it doesn’t matter if you switch the love story on board of the „Titanic“ or in the U.S.…

David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago is the antithesis of Lawrence of Arabia, showing not that one man can change everything, but man’s powerlessness in the face of great change. Set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution, it is Brief Encounter on a much larger scale, tracing a love story across time and the endless obstacles that get in its way.

Poet and doctor Yuri Zhivago is betrothed to the daughter of the family friends who have raised him after his mother’s death. He has a job as a general practitioner and finds solace in his poetry recognized by many. His life changes when he is sent off to war and meets Lara, a woman he’s first encountered years before. They…

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The story of a Doctor and Poet whose way of life was forever changed, as he served on the front lines of history during the period of the Russian Revolution.

"I used to admire your poetry ... I shouldn't admire it now. I should find it absurdly personal. Don't you agree? Feelings, insights, affections... it's suddenly trivial now. You don't agree ... The personal life is dead in Russia. History has killed it. I can see why you might hate me ... I hate everything you say, but not enough to kill you for it."

As a huge fan of Russian history I have always been fascinated by the rise of the Bolsheviks and…