Evocative

Rating: 10/10 (25 September 1999)

From the deadpan delivery of the matchless Alec Guinness through the three dimensional passion of Julie Christie in one of her finest roles, to the sincere sensitivity of Omar Sharif, this film has stars in it's firmament to dazzle the milky way. Rod Steiger is menacingly sleazy, Ralph Richardson utterly convincing in his despair at a world gone mad. A complex tale interweaving a love story with the Russian Revolution, the fear and deprivation of those dark years, the hope when love survives, really against the odds. The camera work is spectacular, as is the scenery and the music. Don't miss it.