Posts Tagged ‘Julie Christie’
Film Review: Doctor Zhivago
Nov 26 2015- Freda Cooper
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Remember the days of the epic film? When they were so long they needed an intermission half way through? If you do – and even if you don’t – this week gives you an all-too-rare opportunity to experience it all over again or for the first time. One of the most romantic of large scale films celebrates its half century by returning to the big screen in a newly re-mastered print. David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago, certificate PG, is re-released on Friday, as well as being part of the BFI’s LOVE season on Southbank.
London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper, came over all nostalgic …….
Film Review: Far From The Madding Crowd
Apr 30 2015- Freda Cooper
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It takes a brave director to make a film based on a much-loved novel – and an even braver one when the original movie adaptation is still something of a favourite.
The director in question is Thomas Vinterberg and the film is Far From The Madding Crowd, released around the UK this Friday, certificate 12A. It’s based on the Thomas Hardy classic, a regular GCSE and O Level text, and the original film version came out in 1967. With a cast like Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Peter Finch and Terence Stamp, it was a hit at the time and was generally regarded as a faithful adaptation – enough for it to be shown to teenage students, anyway!
So has Vinterberg been brave or just downright reckless? London Mums’ film critic Freda Cooper squeezes herself into a 19th century corset in search of the answer ……
