It is a remake to vintage David Lean's Doctor Zhivago (1965) , this (TV) Doctor Zhivago (2002) efficiently directed by Giacomo Campiotti with Hans Matheson as Yury Zhivago , Keira Knightley as Lara Antipova , Bill Paterson as Alexander Gromyko , Sam Neill as Victor Komarovsky and Alexandra Maria Lara as Tonya Gromyko Zhivago . This retelling containing a main and supporting cast frankly excellent and packing colorful cinematography , appropriate production design , nice art design and attractive soundtrack . Sensitive and spectacular mini-series set during Russian revolution and shot in marvelous outdoors. The life of a Russian physician and poet (Hans Matheson , Omar Sharif's character) who, although married to another (Alexandra Maria Lara , formerly acted by Geraldine Chaplin) , falls in love with a political activist's wife, Lara Antipova (Kiera Knightley who previously interpreted Julie Christie). She is the rebel and unfortunate Lara , a young and beautiful girl who is loved by three men: a revolutionary (Kris Marshall , in previous rendition by Tom Courtenay) , a mogul called Kamarovsky (Sam Neill in the role of Rod Steiger). Their lives become intertwined with the drama of Russian revolution . Doctor Zhivago is still married when he meets Lara. Their love story is unfolding against the backdrop of revolution which affects the doctor's career, his family, and his love to Lara.
This is a new version from David Lean's classic who created a real masterpiece , while this one resulting to be an enjoyable television movie - though really inferior- packing emotion , intense drama , love stories and historical events . The film shows the wars between White and Red Armies thoughout the bleak steppes , the desesperation of those on a long , doom-laden journey across the plains of Urals , the last idyll in the mist of snowbound landscapes for Hans Matheson and Kiera Knightley , a charge across the ice and snow-sodden trenches in wartime and guerrilla warriors moving down a group of white-clad youths in a field corn. Impressive production design , glamorous cinematography and emotive as well as evocative musical score , all of them jointed to create an attractive miniseries . The musical score is enticing , though I miss the unforgettable Maurice Jarre's "Lara's Theme" . The high-profile roles are well played by Hans Matheson , Kiera Knightley, and Alexandra Maria Lara . A portentous performance from all-star-cast and notorious support actors help deeply to originate a wonderful film such as Kris Marshall , Daniele Liotti , Anne-Marie Duff , Maryam d'Abo , Sylvia Syms, Celia Imrie , Bill Paterson, Jeremy Clyde, among others . And hundreds of extras were used from Slovakia and Prague, Czech Republic.
The series in two episodes was well directed by Giacomo Campiotti , initially the film failed to make much impact on TV probably due to the critics' lukewarm reception to it and spoiled by the previous succesful Doctor Zhivago (1965) that was the 8th biggest grossing film of all time and after Gone with the wind (1939), the second most profitable film in MGM's history and grossed more than every other film David Lean had directed put together . But gradually, audiences started to pick up, probably due to the increasing popularity of the newcomer actors as Kiera Knightley , Alexandra Maria Lara and Hans Matheson. Rating : 6.5/10 . Decent and acceptable recounting.
This is a new version from David Lean's classic who created a real masterpiece , while this one resulting to be an enjoyable television movie - though really inferior- packing emotion , intense drama , love stories and historical events . The film shows the wars between White and Red Armies thoughout the bleak steppes , the desesperation of those on a long , doom-laden journey across the plains of Urals , the last idyll in the mist of snowbound landscapes for Hans Matheson and Kiera Knightley , a charge across the ice and snow-sodden trenches in wartime and guerrilla warriors moving down a group of white-clad youths in a field corn. Impressive production design , glamorous cinematography and emotive as well as evocative musical score , all of them jointed to create an attractive miniseries . The musical score is enticing , though I miss the unforgettable Maurice Jarre's "Lara's Theme" . The high-profile roles are well played by Hans Matheson , Kiera Knightley, and Alexandra Maria Lara . A portentous performance from all-star-cast and notorious support actors help deeply to originate a wonderful film such as Kris Marshall , Daniele Liotti , Anne-Marie Duff , Maryam d'Abo , Sylvia Syms, Celia Imrie , Bill Paterson, Jeremy Clyde, among others . And hundreds of extras were used from Slovakia and Prague, Czech Republic.
The series in two episodes was well directed by Giacomo Campiotti , initially the film failed to make much impact on TV probably due to the critics' lukewarm reception to it and spoiled by the previous succesful Doctor Zhivago (1965) that was the 8th biggest grossing film of all time and after Gone with the wind (1939), the second most profitable film in MGM's history and grossed more than every other film David Lean had directed put together . But gradually, audiences started to pick up, probably due to the increasing popularity of the newcomer actors as Kiera Knightley , Alexandra Maria Lara and Hans Matheson. Rating : 6.5/10 . Decent and acceptable recounting.