![]() ![]() ![]() Today, most cinema buffs of all stripes would agree that Zhivago is one of the classics of its genre. Audiences flocked to this tale of doomed love set during the Russian Revolution, and although many reviewers were stingy with their praise at the time, critical opinion has since sided with the people who crowded the theaters. ![]() Even by the mid-60s, when the Hollywood studio system was beginning to crumble, an epic love story could still command an epic audience.Ĭase in point: Doctor Zhivago, released in 1965, remains one of the Top 10 highest-grossing films of all-time (once totals are adjusted for inflation). Starting with Gone with the Wind, which set the standard for the genre back in 1939, historical romances on a monumental scale were big business for decades. There was a time, however, when it was a moviegoing staple. In today’s era of overstuffed action movies and raunchy comedies, the epic Hollywood love story is mostly a thing of the past. ![]()
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