MOSCOW, May 10 (UPI) -- A new Russian made-for-TV adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago" corrects misconceptions left by the 1965 Oscar-winning film, its makers say.
The new interpretation of Nobel Prize-winning author Boris Pasternak's novel, on Russian TV Wednesday night, was the first to be made in the Russian language, the Telegraph said.
Director Alexander Proshkin's production bares little resemblance to David Lean's 1965 classic starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie.
"Lean made a wonderful film and I dare say most people only know about the novel thanks to it," Proshkin told the Telegraph. "But Lean produced a Zhivago that has very little to do with Russia or with Pasternak.
"Our adaptation does not just focus on the melodramatic aspects, but strives to answer different questions: Who are we? Where are we from? Where are we heading?
"In a nutshell, the film is about how to survive in Russia, how to remain true to oneself, to keep one's integrity. It is about love as well as a sense of God and motherland."
