The Coolidge Corner Theatre

David Lean Centennial

regular price

FOR THIS SHOW ONLY: Our own local grocer-to-the-stars, the fabulous TRADER JOE'S, will be making a guest appearance before the film starts. If you have a ticket to DR.ZHIVAGO, you'll be able to partake of lots of free munchies to keep you going through this sprawling epic!

David Lean's captivating, epic adaptation of Noble Prize-winning author Boris Pasternak's novel about a man and his mistress caught up in the danger and drama of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif) is married to Tonya (Geraldine Chaplin), an aristocratic girl with whom he raises a family, yet he is also in love with Lara (Julie Christie), a nurse whose life has been destroyed by tragedy. Repeatedly brought together and separated from each woman by war and revolution, Zhivago is torn apart by conflict. He loves Tonya deeply but his poetic soul belongs to Lara. Much like his beloved country, Zhivago's spirit becomes battered by the devastation of war as he struggles to maintain his individualism in the face of overwhelming odds. Consistently ranked among the top 100 films of all time, DR ZHIVAGO features iconic performances by Sharif and Christie, a timeless score, and gorgeous, sweeping cinematography. Like LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, the film is a testament to director Lean's enduring cinematic legacy best experienced as it was originally intended: larger-than-life on the silver the screen.

(1965) dir. David Lean, w/ Omar Sharif and Julie Christie, 3h20m