Dr. Zhivago, Bago!
Saw part one of Masterpiece Theatre’s Dr. Zhivago last night on PBS. Never did see the 1965 release* so I have no basis for comparison. The television version has the typical earmarks of a PBS production, managing to eke out an epic love story from a limited budget. It stars Hans Matheson as Yuri Zhivago, Sam Neill as Victor Komarovsky, and Keira Knightley as Lara Antipova. Yes, that’s Keira from the Pirates of the Caribbean. She reminds me of Brooke Shields with a hint of Natalie Portman (Keira played the Queen Amidala decoy in The Phantom Menace). I eagerly await part two of Dr. Zhivago airing next Sunday at 8 p.m.
(*clarification: mainly because I haven’t been born yet! hehe. i’ll probably rent it one of these days.)
May 8th, 2004 at 2:07 am
Hans Matheson. How could an entity so magnificent have ever been created? Nothing has, does or ever will compare. As for Dr Zhivago, it was brilliant but why could it not have been exactly like the book? Wishful thinking huh? What do you think Hans?