The movie Doctor Zhivago is based off a Russian novel. According to the article the goal of the narrator in the movie is to, " seek throughout to express history's horrors in the written word." The article speaks of how the movie is able to take history and draw from it. It doesn't just lay down the facts, it creates something more.
The article also speaks a lot about the metaphors the movie presents. It says, "the characters of Doctor Zhivago do their best to find meaning in the historical self-destruction of metaphors." Metaphors were a integral part of this movie.
Although this is a Russian movie I think this article helps explain a lot about the tone of movies at this time. It is obviously a very deep movie that presents a complex mix of metaphors to recall a tragic history. It is based on real events but is more than a documentary.
Etkind, Aleksandr. "Doctor Zhivago." n. pag. Web. 7 Nov 2010.
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