Posted on 01/22/2017 2:59:27 PM PST by NYer
Catholic ping!
I find the movie ending deeply troubling, the daughter is told the story by a sympathetic Soviet General (Alec Guiness) who talks about all the progress made by the USSR.
I have not read the book but the movie was not particularly hard on the Bolsheviks. It was tough enough that I am sure it was banned in the Soviet Union.
It really was a great movie tho.
I had read One Day In The Life when it was first serialized in “Look Magazine”. I became entranced by the Power of the language, so I became a Conservative to the soul.
The general was Zhivago’s half-brother and the girl’s uncle. It would have been unusual for a high official at the time to have voiced doubts of Stalin’s successes.
I really enjoy the movie.
My favorite character is Pasha/Strelnikof.
His life is so full of change.
He’s a young revolutionary.
Then, he’s a family man.
Next, he’s a Soldier.
He then becomes a tyrant.
The action that is not seen in the movie, but merely mentioned, is that he abandons all politics and escapes to be with his love, Lara.
It shows that this world is made up of people, not politics.
A beautiful story with great acting and beautiful scenery and excellent camera work.
Put me in the camp that is troubled by the end of the movie. I thought it was an attempt to put a positive spin on the Soviets. I was 13 when first viewing this and did not buy it.
In recent listings of great movies, this one is dropping bigly.
Lara under the fur bedding! YUM!
I’m in the camp that considers the entire movie a short version of hell.
Wasn’t he a metaphor for Trotsky?
In a more literate time, Solzhenitsyn would be considered a genius.
I agree, the character of Strelnikov is fascinating, and I’ve often referenced it to how many of these Liberal protesters would act if they ever got complete power and how these people that whine about “Democracy” today would become tyrants if given the chance.
One of my favorite movies. I would characterize it as a chick flick though. It’s a love story.
Might have been.
I’m no expert on Trotsky.
These were times with huge happenings.
War. Revolution. Technology.
And through it all.....people.
People with all their emotions.
What makes me thinks Trotsky is the scene with the armored train.
As I recall the ending, it was sad but I do not remember the same positive spin on the Bolsheviks. I thought it was more of the whole new boss same as the old boss.
Interesting, Bill. Thx.
There used to be a place for classical education. Not anymore. Reading was never meant to stop at Dick and Jane. It was meant to affect lives, if not change them.
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