This Week's Good Movie - Dr. Zhivago

Dr. Zhivago was written by Boris Pasternak in the Soviet Union. The text was smuggled across the Iron Curtain and published in the west where it won rave reviews. The setting is Russia in the years prior to and shortly after the October Revolution. The movie has all the elements of a classic film: romance, history, scenery, music and fine acting. Omar Sharif as Zhivago, the idealistic young physician/poet and Julie Christie as Lara, the vulnerable young girl, are thrown into the turmoil of World War I and the Russian Revolution. Survival and love become their focus as events beyond their control swirl about them. Rod Steiger does a great job playing the evil, yet practical Komarovsky. The film does an admirable job of showing the hypocrisy of the communist system. I recommend this film for anyone who loves history and who just loves great films!