Doctor Zhivago

Showings

Bijou by the Bay Thu, Jul 30, 2015 2:00 PM
Film Info
Section:Special Screenings
Release Year:1965
Runtime:197 min.
Rating:NR
Production Country:USA
Original Language:English
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Geraldine Chaplin (sp)
Julie Christie
Tom Courtenay
Alec Guinness
Stobhan Mc Kenna (sp)
Ralph Richardson
Director:David Lean
Produced by:Carlo Ponti
Screenwriter:Robert Bolt
Cinematography:Fred A. Young
Editing By:Norman Savage

Description

In 50 years, nothing has come close to capturing the sheer beauty, meticulous craftsmanship, dramatic intensity, sweeping romance, and pure passion of David Lean’s historical epic “Dr. Zhivago.” Adapted from Boris Pasternak’s Nobel Prize-winning novel, it’s the story of the tumult and chaos of the Russian revolution as witnessed and remembered by poet-turned-physician Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif). While the politics and spectacle of a nation in upheaval makes for captivating viewing, it’s the love story between Zhivago and the two beautiful women he loves—loyal wife Tonya (Geraldine Chaplin) and mistress Lara (Julie Christie)—that still seduces. Winning five Oscars, including one for its score featuring the ever-haunting “Lara’s Theme,” this is old-fashioned storytelling at its most grand. In Person: Actress Geraldine Chaplin.