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Dates: 1965 (Copyright), 28 December 1964 (Production)Countries: USA, Italy, LiechtensteinDirected by: David Lean
Synopsis: Period romance set in the early years of the Russian Revolution. Yuri, while studying to be a doctor in Moscow, meets the beautiful Lara, daughter of a dressmaker, Amelia. During the First World War, Yuri again meets Lara who is working as a nurse. Yuri then returns to his home to find it, and Moscow, transformed by the Revolution, and he himself is under suspicion for the poetry he has written. He and his family travel to an old family summer property in the country to try and live a quiet life, but Yuri discovers that Lara is living in a nearby town and they begin an affair. While travelling between his home and Lara he is press-ganged into serving as a doctor with the Red Army and is separated from his wife and family. Finally escaping, he endures a long trek back and instinctively seeks out Lara.
Genres: Romance, Drama
Subjects: Love triangle, Russian Revolution (1917), World War I, Poets, Bolsheviks
Releases
Date: 1965Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 16mm Film - Colour - Metrocolor - SoundRuntime: 193 mins Length: 17396 FeetLanguage: English
Date: March 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 193 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-939376
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-939376
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-593134
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(1)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 6959 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-754455
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1965 (Copyright), 28 December 1964 (Production)Countries: USA, Italy, LiechtensteinDirected by: David Lean
Synopsis: Period romance set in the early years of the Russian Revolution. Yuri, while studying to be a doctor in Moscow, meets the beautiful Lara, daughter of a dressmaker, Amelia. During the First World War, Yuri again meets Lara who is working as a nurse. Yuri then returns to his home to find it, and Moscow, transformed by the Revolution, and he himself is under suspicion for the poetry he has written. He and his family travel to an old family summer property in the country to try and live a quiet life, but Yuri discovers that Lara is living in a nearby town and they begin an affair. While travelling between his home and Lara he is press-ganged into serving as a doctor with the Red Army and is separated from his wife and family. Finally escaping, he endures a long trek back and instinctively seeks out Lara.
Genres: Romance, Drama
Subjects: Love triangle, Russian Revolution (1917), World War I, Poets, Bolsheviks
Releases
Date: 1965Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 16mm Film - Colour - Metrocolor - SoundRuntime: 193 mins Length: 17396 FeetLanguage: English
Date: March 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 193 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-939376
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-939376
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-593134
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(1)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 6959 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-754455
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film