Doctor Zhivago (David Lean, 1965): poetic creation and its representation in cinema

Authors

  • Juan Carlos Pueo Universidad de Zaragoza Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/Trasvasestlc.vi3.12178

Keywords:

Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak, David Lean, poetry

Abstract

The film adaptation of Doctor Zhivago was forced to respect the poet's status, very relevant in the novel, of the protagonist. However, the digressions on poetry had to be suppressed in order not to weigh down the rhythm of the story, so director David Lean makes some allusions to the poetic based on the symbolic power of the image to suggest that Zhivago's status as a poet has a real weight.

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Published

2021-09-29

How to Cite

Pueo, J. C. “Doctor Zhivago (David Lean, 1965): Poetic Creation and Its Representation in Cinema”. Trasvases Entre La Literatura Y El Cine, no. 3, Sept. 2021, pp. 215-32, doi:10.24310/Trasvasestlc.vi3.12178.

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