Beautiful young people, handsome horses, the glow of summer, the pallor of winter...all superbly photographed, and yet - it feels thin...padded. It is only fair to say that this is 'inspired by' the original, not the original. ....something is missing:
More than a century has elapsed since the events depicted, and therewith has vanished something of what imbues the book - and previous versions - with pathos: characters swept up in the whirlwind of history, ground down by the vicissitudes of revolution, yet they remain true to their kind and to each other.
More than a century has elapsed since the events depicted, and therewith has vanished something of what imbues the book - and previous versions - with pathos: characters swept up in the whirlwind of history, ground down by the vicissitudes of revolution, yet they remain true to their kind and to each other.