What is the general opinion of Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago? I've never read the novel, but my impression was that it was a literature classic. And I'd certainly hold the movie up as great.
It's in my TBR pile, but I love the movie, too.
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Jessica - Sep 29, 2004 9:18:44 am PDT #4259 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Consuela - Sep 29, 2004 9:26:29 am PDT #4260 of 10001
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Oh, the novel is endless. And it's about so many more people than Dr. Zhivago and wassername. It's in no way an epic romance, it's a political novel.
Just so you know: don't have any illusions. In order to make a movie out of it they cut out about 70% of what happens in the book.
Fred Pete - Sep 29, 2004 9:28:40 am PDT #4261 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
The movie Dr. Zhivago is full of pretty pictures, but the story just doesn't quite jell somehow. Haven't read the novel.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 29, 2004 9:29:39 am PDT #4262 of 10001
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Wow. The movie was like 36 hours long even so...
Jessica - Sep 29, 2004 9:33:10 am PDT #4263 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In order to make a movie out of it they cut out about 70% of what happens in the book.
Heh. Is there any Russian novel in which this is not the case?
Beverly - Sep 29, 2004 10:11:12 am PDT #4264 of 10001
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But--but--The Last Starfighter as a musical? Without Robert Preston? How cruel.
Fred Pete - Sep 29, 2004 10:13:02 am PDT #4265 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Is there any Russian novel in which this is not the case?
Fathers and Sons, if it's ever been made into a movie.
(ETA: Yes, it has. But apparently not in English.)
Polter-Cow - Sep 29, 2004 10:43:59 am PDT #4266 of 10001
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I prefer to see movies before reading the books they're based on (on the rare occasions when I'm interested in both) because the book is always going to include scenes and characters that aren't in the movie. If I read the book first, when I see the movie I will know what's "supposed" to happen (or what I expect) and I'll be distracted by that and annoyed when they change anything. I'm setting myself up to be disappointed, basically. If I see the movie first, I'm more likely to enjoy it on its own terms, and I can then enjoy the greater depth of the book.
Strega is me on this issue. In fact, I said almost this exact same thing to someone the other day.
Of course, this means this is an issue on which Broomy is not me. Those are fun.
Gris - Sep 29, 2004 10:56:16 am PDT #4267 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I like reading the books first.
LOTR was great in both forms. As was TKaM.
I love love love the third Harry Potter movie and book, but I somehow think that calling them great is going to lead to lots of arguments I don't want to get into.
I want to see a miniseries adaptation of Pullman's "His Dark Materials."
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Nutty - Sep 29, 2004 11:07:25 am PDT #4268 of 10001
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New Line has been talking about making His Dark Materials into 3 movies for a while now. Don't know if it will actually occur; the story is complex and difficult, and that's before you get to the controversy of the topic.
FWIW, the National Theatre of Britain's version of HDM comes to about 6 hours in 2 nights, and abbreviates the story substantially (e.g. Mary Malone isn't in it at all), and reviewed reasonably well. It's theatre instead of movie, but similar concept.