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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
One of the great David Lean's last directorial projects, this epic tale of forbidden love during the Russian revolution has stuck with me since the first time I saw it as a fairly young kid. Beautifully shot and scored, Dr. Zhivago is probably my favorite pre 1970's movie not directed by Sergio Leone. Omar Sharif is magnificent and Julie Christie is, well, stunning! I think the movie has several draws for me besides its content. One is the history involved in the plot. I'm always a sucker for good historical content in a work of fiction. The Russian Revolution is certainly intriguing to me (as we might see later again, hmmmmmm) and it just adds to the appeal of the movie. Also, my late grandmother adored the film and especially the love theme from the score, Lara's theme. I remember she had a jewelry box which played that theme when she opened it. It was beautiful back then and it stuck with me. I love hearing it.
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Oh man, now I'm going to be stuck trying to figure out what film you're hinting at here.
Great film though. My parents had this on VHS when I was young, but just a couple months ago it was on TCM and I watched it for the first time in about fifteen years.