Review of Doctor Zhivago (1965) by Scott Rosenberg for San Francisco Examiner — 24 Jan 2007
Surely there's a middle ground between a Bolshevik-style elevation of history over individual emotion and a Hollywood-style idolization of emotion over impersonal history. Surely it's possible to avoid either deifying or demonizing history, but rather to seek an understanding of it - as a force that shapes private lives even as they shape it.
For all its grandeur and beauty, Dr. Zhivago denies the complexity of that exchange.
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This review of Doctor Zhivago (1965) was written by Scott Rosenberg and published by San Francisco Examiner on 24 Jan 2007.
Doctor Zhivago has generally received very positive reviews.
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