Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago (Доктор Живаго) is a novel by Boris Pasternak, which was also adapted by Robert Bolt into a 1965 epic film. The novel is named after its protagonist, Yuri Zhivago, a medical doctor and poet. It tells the story of a man torn between two women, set against the backdrop of the 1917 Russian Revolution. According to [1] (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm)boxofficemojo.com this is the 8th highest grossing movie of all time with collections of $794,466,900 US almost surpassing Titanic in adjusted terms.

The novel

Although it contains passages written in the 1910s and 1920s, Doctor Zhivago was not completed until 1956. It was submitted for publication to the journal Novyi mir but, due to Pasternak's difficult relationship with the Soviet government, it was rejected. The following year, it appeared in an Italian translation, and this publication was partly responsible for the fact that the author was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958. The book was finally published in Russian in 1988, ironically in the pages of Novyi mir.

Zhivago is sensitive and poetic nearly to the point of mysticism. He is distracted by the beauty of ice crystals on a window pane. In medical school, one of his professors reminds him that bacteria may be beautiful under the microscope but does ugly things to people. Yuri Zhivago's idealism stands in brutal contrast to the horrors of the Russian Revolution. He must witness cannibalism, dismemberment, and a young man shot dead for wanting to see his family. Even the love of his life, Lara (sometimes called Larissa), is taken from him.

Pasternak's description of the singer Kubarikha in the chapter 'Iced Rownberries' is virtually identical to how Sofia Satina (sister-in-law/cousin of Sergei Rachmaninoff) described Gypsy singer Nadezhda Plevitskaya (1884-1940). Since Rachmaninoff was a friend of the Pasternak family, and Plevitskaya a friend of Rachmaninoff, Plevitskaya was probably Pasternak's 'mind image' when he wrote the chapter; something which also shows how Pasternak had roots in music.

The film

Omar Sharif as Doctor Zhivago

Primary cast

  • Omar Sharif  : Dr. Yuri Zhivago
  • Julie Christie  : Larissa/Lara Antipova
  • Geraldine Chaplin  : Tonya
  • Rod Steiger  : Victor Komarovsky
  • Alec Guinness  : Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
  • Tom Courtenay  : Pasha Antipov/Strelnikov
  • Siobhan McKenna  : Abnna
  • Ralph Richardson  : Alexander Gromeko
  • Rita Tushingham  : The Girl, Lara's daughter
  • Klaus Kinski  : Kostoyed Amourski
  • Ingrid Pitt  : extra


Award wins:

  • Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture – David Lean
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama - Omar Sharif
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Robert Bolt
  • Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - Robert Bolt
  • Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color - John Box, Terry Marsh, Dario Simoni
  • Academy Award for Original Music Score - Maurice Jarre
  • Grammy Award for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture - Maurice Jarre
  • Golden Globe Award for Original Music Score - Maurice Jarre
  • Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color - Freddie Young
  • Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color - Phyllis Dalton


Award nominations:

  • Academy Award for Best Picture
  • BAFTA Award for Best Film from any source
  • Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'or
  • Academy Award for Directing - David Lean
  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tom Courtenay
  • Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female - Geraldine Chaplin
  • Academy Award for Film Editing - Norman Savage
  • Academy Award for Sound - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer : A.W. Watkins & Franklin Milton

Doctor Zhivago is also a miniseries with Hans Matheson and Keira Knightley, first appearing on the British ITV network in November 2002 and Masterpiece Theatre in the US, in November 2003.

There is also an eight-part Russian miniseries expected in 2005.


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There is also an eight-part Russian miniseries expected in 2005. Based on the presence of sedatives in her system and a letter sent to her family, her death was ruled a suicide. Doctor Zhivago is also a miniseries with Hans Matheson and Keira Knightley, first appearing on the British ITV network in November 2002 and Masterpiece Theatre in the US, in November 2003. It was widely claimed at the time that she had frozen to death while looking for the money hidden in the movie, but there is little evidence to support this theory.
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Zhivago is sensitive and poetic nearly to the point of mysticism. However, with the insensate, unpremeditated, infantile violence of Stormare's character, the nice and delicate comedy gives way to primal brutality. The book was finally published in Russian in 1988, ironically in the pages of Novyi mir. The film's initial scenes satirize the blandness (both visual, with the unrelenting white of snow, and emotional, with repeated lines of dialog without serious content) and innocence of the upper midwest, as criminals are mere bumblers and police are interested in niceness and decency. The following year, it appeared in an Italian translation, and this publication was partly responsible for the fact that the author was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958. As the movie narrative moves from establishing characters to exploring the consequences of crime, it also moves from comedy to suspense, drama, and even horror. It was submitted for publication to the journal Novyi mir but, due to Pasternak's difficult relationship with the Soviet government, it was rejected. The kidnappers murder a policeman and two witnesses to his killing, and their deaths are investigated by a local police chief (McDormand), who just happens to be seven months pregnant.

Although it contains passages written in the 1910s and 1920s, Doctor Zhivago was not completed until 1956. The plan falls apart. According to [1] (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm)boxofficemojo.com this is the 8th highest grossing movie of all time with collections of $794,466,900 US almost surpassing Titanic in adjusted terms. The movie tells the story of a Jerry Lundegaard (Macy), who due to financial troubles, hires two men (Buscemi and Stormare) to kidnap his wife and try to obtain a ransom from his father-in-law. It tells the story of a man torn between two women, set against the backdrop of the 1917 Russian Revolution.
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Doctor Zhivago (Доктор Живаго) is a novel by Boris Pasternak, which was also adapted by Robert Bolt into a 1965 epic film.
Fargo is a 1996 dramatic and dark comedy film created by Joel and Ethan Coen. Watkins & Franklin Milton. Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Joel & Ethan Coel). Academy Award for Sound - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer : A.W. Academy Award for Film Editing (Ethan Coen & Joel Coen). Academy Award for Film Editing - Norman Savage. Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins).

Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female - Geraldine Chaplin. Macy). Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tom Courtenay. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (William H. Academy Award for Directing - David Lean. Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Frances McDormand). Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'or. Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture (Joel Coen).

BAFTA Award for Best Film from any source. Academy Award for Directing (Joel Coen). Academy Award for Best Picture. Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color - Phyllis Dalton. Academy Award for Best Picture. Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color - Freddie Young. Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director (Joel Coen).

Golden Globe Award for Original Music Score - Maurice Jarre. BAFTA David Lean Award for Direction (Joel Coen). Grammy Award for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture - Maurice Jarre. Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Joel & Ethan Coen). Academy Award for Original Music Score - Maurice Jarre. Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen). Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color - John Box, Terry Marsh, Dario Simoni. Academy Award for Best Actress (Frances McDormand).

Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - Robert Bolt. New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film. Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Robert Bolt. Peter Stormare  : Gaear Grimsrud. Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama - Omar Sharif. Harve Presnell  : Wade Gustafson. Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture – David Lean. Steve Buscemi  : Carl Showalter.

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama. Macy  : Jerry Lundegaard. Ingrid Pitt  : extra. William H. Klaus Kinski  : Kostoyed Amourski. Frances McDormand  : Marge Gunderson. Rita Tushingham  : The Girl, Lara's daughter.

Ralph Richardson  : Alexander Gromeko. Siobhan McKenna  : Abnna. Tom Courtenay  : Pasha Antipov/Strelnikov. Yevgraf Zhivago.

Alec Guinness  : Gen. Rod Steiger  : Victor Komarovsky. Geraldine Chaplin  : Tonya. Julie Christie  : Larissa/Lara Antipova.

Yuri Zhivago. Omar Sharif  : Dr.