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A man and woman lying together in a field of golden hay, gazing into each other's eyes.
Review

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

by David Jenkins

Did we real­ly need David Lean’s turgid, three hour epic back on our cin­e­ma screens?

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Anticipation
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In Retrospect
Black and white image of two people - a woman in a coat and a man in a hat - standing close together in a doorway or window frame, looking at each other.
Review

Brief Encounter (1945)

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Rur­al train plat­forms were trans­formed for­ev­er by this high peak of screen romance from David Lean.

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Anticipation
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In Retrospect
A person in white robes and head covering gesturing dramatically with outstretched arms against a desert backdrop with people in the distance.
Review

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

by Matt Thrift

Restored, re-released and resplen­dent. David Lean’s 1962 his­tor­i­cal epic is back, and bet­ter than ever.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect