Epic sweeping historic and could have been tighter.

Rating: 8/10 (21 December 2018)

This movie is in the old epic David Lean style. Lush sets, huge panoramic shots, epic making historic events. It is fundamentally a love story formed by a lost war, regime change, changing society and of course revolution. DrZ prepares for a conventional life but historic events and an encounter with Lara change his life. His wife was wonderful but his passion is reserved for L. Russia is a gigantic country with a huge presence on the world stage. England, Germany, France, Russia, had the greatest influence in the west on the twentieth century. The US was not as important until after WW2. It is a pity that Russia did not create its own version of this story..Complaints that the actors are more English than Russian are odd since I think the book was banned in the USSR. I have no idea how real Russian actors would make a difference. A non Russian viewer probably does not know the basic facts of Russias history, revolution, or pre revolution society. Every couple of years I rewatch this movie . I like the scenery, history, geography, and climates influence on these events. Coming from a cold climate I understand how that would play a huge part in daily life and events. Russia is a fascinating country and its revolution was long overdue when it happened.That society needed to change and the outcome modernized the country at a
huge costto the Russian people.