"MOSFILM" "CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP presents in association with the Russian federal Agency of Cinema a Studio "COURIER" production" "OIeg Menshikov" "ChuIpan Khamatova" "OIeg Yankovsky" "Sergei Gazarov Andrei Krasko" "Varvara Andreeva Inga StreIkova-OboIdina" "Sergei Garmash" "KiriII Pirogov Viktoriya Isakova" "Directed by AIexandr Proshkin" "DOCTOR ZHIVAGO based on the novel by Boris Pasternak" "EPISODE 1 1" "But in the Book of Life A page has turned" "More sacred and more precious Than all else" "That which is written Must now be accomplished" "Amen" "So let it therefore come to pass" "The progress of the ages Like a parable" "In mid-course May suddenly take flame" "And faced by that dread grandeur" "I'm prepared to suffer And descend into the grave" "And from the grave On the third day I'II rise" "Then, Iike a fleet of barges Down the stream" "The centuries will float forth From the night" "And make their way Before my judgment seat" "Are you getting off at the next stop?" "I asked if you were getting off." "I'm not getting off!" "Not now or ever!" "Why won't you move, then?" "I need to get out." "I'm really happy that you need to get off." "I'm a war veteran." "That's fantastic!" "Where the hell do you think you're going?" "people wait in line for two stops to get out!" "Two stops later won't be the stop I need!" "Don't yell at me!" "What the hell?" "Let him go!" "And what's your problem?" "Did you get hurt?" "You really fought in the revolution?" "Yes." "From start to finish." "On what side?" "1 929" "You're taking your sweet time." "And?" "You're 20 minutes late." "And you?" "To hell with you." "You , Docs, can't be late." "But us, common workers..." "Shut your trap!" "I'II make you scrub the floor with your tongue!" "Such a mess everywhere, Iike at a train station!" "In the old times, we used to offer a change of shoes in the lobby." "How about I sock you!" "Comrade Zhivago, wait!" "Come to my office immediately." ""A conspiracy at school was uncovered."" "Put down the mop already and sit down!" "CounterrevoIution has taken hold of the junior school grades." "Kids are always going to rebel." "They need to be flogged , Iike they were in Tsarist times." "This has nothing to do with the kids." "Teachers will have to answer for them." "So what do you plan on doing in this complicated situation?" "My kids?" "They're far away." "I don't have any counterrevoIutionary influence on them." "That's what I'm talking about." "We need to figure out this ambiguous situation with Paris." "Our hospital does not want to have anything to do with it." "I'm sorry, what's that about?" "Paris." "Don't play dumb." "Your hearing is fine when you want it to be, Yuri Andreevich." "Tomorrow at 3:00 in the afternoon at Savoy Restaurant." "You'II get what you've been waiting for." "Here's the thing." "We've got an important patient here." "An old BoIshevik." "A proletarian to the bone." "What do you mean?" "I don't remember any of it." "From what I've heard , pulmonary illnesses are your forte." "well , I don't really know what you mean." "I'm just a bum , you know." "Make this one consultation an exception." "How could I forget?" "Savoy Restaurant, table 9." "Fine." "Just make it the Iast time." "By the way, shouldn't you be retiring soon?" "How old are you?" "44." "Leave that." "No need." "Which letter is hard to say?" "No, vowels." "What's your diagnosis?" "You promised." "And yours?" "Maybe a pIeuritis." "Or a pulmonary edema." "It's sarcoma." "He won't live more than four or five days." "What did he say?" "please, come in." "Where the hell do you think you are going?" "They're expecting me at table 9." "exactly." "please, come in , comrade." "This way." "Have a nice meal." "Who are you?" "Andreevich." "You're a fool , not Andreevich." "It's possible." "Shoot him!" "Mitya, you pest!" "Get out of here!" "Get it?" "I beg your pardon." "Georgy Ashotovich AIaverdov." "Yuri Andreevich..." "It's not important." "What do you mean , not important?" "We're namesakes!" "please, sit down , Comrade Zhivago." "What do we have here?" "Lobio." "Satsivi." "Give me some!" "I'II give you some, you gIutton!" "There." "Now eat." "You gave him more!" "will you be quiet?" "would you Iike some wine?" "No." "I take him along to work with me for once, and he ruins all my plans." "Is this where you work?" "I thought we were relaxing." "My dear Yuri Andreevich." "One can't trick a man like you." "If I were trying to trick you , I'd be humiliating both of us." "That's not my plan." "I thought that was your chief tactic." "You don't know anything about us." "You'II understand what I mean soon." "well , enjoy your meal!" "Six months ago you petitioned the government with a request to emigrate, didn't you?" "I did." "What happened?" "They turned me down." "Have you reconsidered?" "No." "What's that?" "A letter." "From Antonina AIexandrovna." "Where did you get it?" "Take it." "Antonina AIexandrovna used the services of an extremely suspicious person to take this to you." "He was immediately arrested at the border." "That's how the letter came to us." "You should trust our State MaiI Service." "It would never get to me by mail." "You're absolutely right!" "Through us is more reliable." "Take it home and read it at your leisure." "And after that?" "Nothing." "Can I go?" "Of course you can , if you don't want to have dinner with us." "No, thank you." "Do I have any obligations to you?" "No." "In that case, farewell." "Good-bye." "Good-bye!" "Papa, are you going to shoot him?" "I think I'II shoot you!" ""The trip to istanbul was uneventful." "If we hadn't been forced to emigrate, we would have felt" "like we were spending the summer abroad at a seaside." "We are missing you." "Yesterday, Papa said something strange that I know would interest you." "He said that our deportation, along with the most prominent intellectuals of Moscow and Petrograd, is Lenin's heroic feat, and not just another crime. "" "Andreich , you hear me?" "Papa's asking you to come to the table." "No, I won't go." "tell him I'm not here." "God isn't here, but you certainly are." "Want a bite?" "Fine." "At least let me comb your hair." "Hey, Andreich!" "Hero of the civil War!" "Come in , sit down!" "Make yourself at home!" "Pour him some vodka!" "I'm like this:" "If I'm celebrating , I want everyone at the table." "He's done." "Marinka, go wipe his ass." "Ah , the young!" "They don't respect us." "They don't observe traditions and will soon forget about socialism." "When I was their age, I used to wipe my own ass." "I had all sort of shit happen to me." "But that's all right." "I survived." "tell them , Andreich." "well , sometimes shit is good for a person." "Make a toast!" "Quiet, everyone!" "What should I say?" "Makes no difference." "It's my birthday." "I don't know what to say." "Don't say anything about socialism or communism." "Maybe you can read us something." "Quiet, I said!" "Read to us something from Demyan Bedny." "please, do!" "AII right, I dedicate this to my dear relatives" "MarkeI and his daughter Marina." ""hamlet," by Demyan Bedny." "A fable." "A hush descends" "I step out on the boards And leaning on the door-frame" "I endeavor to perceive What the future holds in store" "Divining it amidst the distant echoes" "Darkness, thousandfoId Is focused on me" "Down the axis of each opera glass" "If it may be, I pray Thee, Father" "Grant it:" "let this chalice From me pass" "But alas There is no turning from the road" "The order of the action Has been settled" "The Pharisee claims all And I'm alone" "This life is not a stroll Across the meadow" "Thanks, Andreich." "That was great." "Sit down." "Demyan's a great poet." "Right on the money." "Here's to our health!" "Eat." "Today I read in the paper..." "... abouta groupof spies..." "... intheMinistryofEducation that the NKVD caught red-handed." "One of the members is "A. ShIezinger."" "Do you think that's our Shura?" "I don't think it's her." "I think it is." "The bitch!" "I'm telling you , it's her!" ""Sasha doesn't resemble you at all." "He's not interested in poetry or Russian literature." "He already speaks Russian with an accent." "Does he even remember you?" "I'd Iike to think that he does." "But Anna, whom you've never even met, she's your flesh and blood." "She loves folk tales and Pushkin." "Yesterday she said," ""I know my Papa." "I dream about him. "" "She's a strange girl." "Perhaps someday she'II write poetry. "" "I'II box your ears!" "Look at these sons of bitches of kids!" "Andreich , will you come with me to chop firewood tomorrow?" "Hear me, Andreich?" "will you help me?" "I can't stand on my two feet no more." "You're my honey-bunny!" "Get lost." "I'm tired." "I Iove you , dope." "Move over." "A kiss would be nice, you know." "Do you hear me, Andreich?" "My name isn't Andreich." "My name is Yuri Andreevich Zhivago." "Got it?" "Yuri Andreevich Zhivago!" "I get it." "Oh , God!" "Oh , God!" "hold your breath." "Try to drink from the far edge." "How can I do that?" "Just try it." "You're a magician , Andreich." "Oh , damn it!" "You're a magician , Yuri Andreevich Zhivago." "I always knew that." "Who's in there?" "Speak up!" "It's a mammal in there." "I think." "Let's see if it's a boy or a girl." "Is that silver?" "silver." "How much could we get for it?" "It's not for sale." "Lay down." "It's a boy." "Just as I thought." "Who needs wood chopped?" "Cheap, too!" "How much do you charge?" "How much can you give?" "We also take beef, milk!" "Look at her!" "She takes beef!" "Fancy, ain't ya?" "will you trade for it?" "Why not?" "I'd take some children's boots!" "Let me see if I got any." "hold on." ""I got lucky." "I clean at some Russian prince's house." "He's a wonderful person, a specialist in antiquity." "please come, I beg you." "Here every Russian driver is a philosopher, every garbage man, a poet." "Our elevator man, a former colonel in the imperial Army once told me," ""We're all co-conspirators of the same crime. "" "Is there anyone in Russia now who can say that about themselves?" "Yuri, Yurochka, I Iove you." "I pray for you." "I am dying without you." "please, come." "Rue St. Jacques, 1 0. "" "Rue St. Jacques, where's that?" "In the Latin quarter?" "What are you talking about?" "You've gone crazy, darling!" "Take a seat and rest a bit." "Does your stomach get in the way?" "What do you think?" "Of course it does." "And I'm not talking about wood chopping." "What are you crying about, bitch?" "Here, do it yourself." "Horseradish is the best thing." "Why are you so quiet, Doc?" "I've never tried horseradish." "It's the best thing for a cold." "I don't think it's a cold." "It's most likely a heart problem." "I know better." "Did you earn much?" "Yeah , right!" "My foot!" "Three rubIes." "We got some vodka." "Looks good." "My granny used to do this for me every winter." "Boy, was it cold!" "Minus 30 degrees celsius." "How does that feel?" "Too early to tell." "It's no use anyway." "We'II see." "tell me, Doc, you gonna marry my girl or what?" "Papa, why are you asking him about that?" "Get out of here." "Go, I said!" "well?" "She is a wonderful person." "You're lying." "She's a slut." "I disagree." "She can even be interesting at times." "She's not disgusting , anyhow." "You're lying again." "Look, you know that I've got a family in Paris." "You're lying." "What, is it news to you?" "That don't mean nothing." "You got married under the damn Tsar, and now we've got socialism." "old marriages don't count." "I'm going to them soon." "Who's letting you go?" "Who knows?" "They will , though." "Shit, they will." "Here's what I tell you , though." "For my girl , I'II break your neck." "Got it?" "Get out." "I'II do everything myself." "What are you hiding there?" "Nothing." "Give it here." "Don't come near me!" "Give it to me." "I said , don't come near me!" "Don't you dare, slut!" "Remember, Doc." "You're not the boss here no more." "I am." "Here." "He's been hiding it from you for two days." "Oh , God!" "Don't cry." "Did you hear me?" "Don't think about me." "I'II raise the child myself." "Comrade Niratov, your notice." "Come in." "hold on a minute." "Don't do it like that." "I'm telling you , don't do that." "Don't do what?" ""What, what?"" "You're doing a bad job." "Don't use chlorine." "It only stinks!" "It will take forever this way." "Forget about time." "You promised to do something , so do it right." "I've been to the kremlin." "They use chlorine, too." "You think they don't do careless work in the kremlin?" "Yes, sir." "Comrade Zhivago, your notice." "Go in." "You forgot this." "Keep it as a gift." "Georgy..." "Ah , I've forgotten your patronymic again." "Just before me some "Niratov" came in." "Did he vanish?" "What astonishing insoIence!" "For some people everything always turns out to be all right." "You're one of those people." "Here one doesn't behave the way you do." "I've been through so much." "It's not easy to scare me." "Others thought so, too." "Want to know where they are now?" "A few crusts of black bread." "What?" "Do you have a wife?" "Yes." "So let her dry some." "You need to eat 1 5-20 crusts each day." "They're just like sunflower seeds." "They'II go down like nothing." "especially at an interrogation." "And then what?" "You'II cure your heart." "black bread , hard as a rock, strengthens your heart muscles." "It's better than any medicine." "Such an amazing specialist, and he wants to leave us." "What a shame." "By the way, the decision on your emigration is ready and signed." "You're joking , right?" "Not a bit." "Take a look." "We just did you a favor." "And we're waiting for one from you." "From me?" "You don't have to do anything special." "We're not going to bother you with trifles." "We just need information on the people close to your wife and children." "What do you mean?" "I mean , people." "Their ideas, words, actions." "Those people used to be our people." "Yuri Andreevich , we care about them." "The greatest minds wither down over there." "We must help them." "And mark my words." "Once we help them , their anti-Soviet ideas will disappear in a flash." "So, you want me to write reports?" "Yeah , something like that." "Just don't send them by mail." "I don't trust mail." "You'II receive instructions later." "No, no, don't rush." "You've got plenty of time." "A lifetime." "especially since your departure can be postponed." "Comrade Zhivago, I won't hold you any longer." "You don't take your boy to work anymore?" "Who, Peter?" "He's in a home for children." "naturally, I take him home once a week." "It's very difficult to raise a kid alone, especially with my workload." "I want to invite you to take a little tour." "From what I understand..." "please!" "You should be ashamed." "Of what?" "Want to take a look?" "No." "Why not?" "Many writers, your colleagues, sell their souls to see this." "Demyan Bedny, for instance." "Want to know who else?" "No." "Thank you." "This is a State secret." "And Mayakovsky, too?" "Do you really want to know?" "No." "Look closely." "Recognize her?" "No." "Don't lie." "It's your former friend." "A fan of your talent." "ShIezinger." "I don't get it." "What are they doing to her?" "Nothing." "She's just sitting on the edge of a chair." "You were curious about our methods." "She's been sitting like that for two days." "Your ass won't hold out for an hour." ""I almost forgot." "A month ago I saw a woman with two young girls." "The youngest was about 6, just like our Annushka." "I'm almost certain that it was the same Gishar lady who fired at the Sventitsky's." "I wanted to talk to her, but some weII-groomed old man drove them away in a car. "" "Next stop, Rue St. Jacques." "Who's getting off?" "What did he say?" "Which street?" "Buzz off!" "Which street?" "I didn't hear." "Young man , last stop." "Does Zhivago live here?" "Come in." "I'm sorry, but aren't you MikhaiI Gordon?" "I apologize for not knowing your patronymic." "Sure." "Where's Yuri?" "He's not here." "Where is he?" "In prison?" "In exile?" "He died six months ago." "Take a seat." "Where is he buried?" "Where else?" "In the flowerbed." "Cremated?" "What can we do?" "It's fashionable now to go like this." "And it's cheaper, too." "Got it." "How have you been?" "I haven't succeeded at anything." "You?" "I'm just knocking about In and out, in and out" "I've got an addition to the family now." "You know where that kid's from?" "He gave it to me, the poor devil." "He also left me this as an inheritance." "It's silver." "probably worth a Iot." "only I'm afraid to sell it." "How much would you Iike for it?" "If you count the funeral expenses..." "Take however much you want." "How much should I take?" "How much?" "Take it all." "No, I can't." "That's how much I'II take." "There." "His stuff is still here." "hold on." "A suitcase with his things in it." "You're not from the Service, are you?" "I came from Leningrad." "Here's a photograph that he loved." "Ah , you took it yourself!" "And this horrible painting he had in his room since childhood." "There are only papers here." "He used to write a Iot." "He was a genius, you know." "Take some to remember him by." "Or better yet, take it all." "When roads are covered white And roofs weighed down with snow" "I'II find you by the doorway As I leave for my stroll" "Snow moistens your lashes There's anguish in your eyes" "And your whole image Is as one, all of a piece" "And with an iron chisel Dipped in darkest stain" "Upon my heart indeIibIy You're printed and engraved" "This heart preserves forever The meekness of your traits" "So that it's no matter The world's a cruel place" "And this entire snowy night We thus divide and share" "To trace a line between us Is beyond my power" "Yet who are we, whence sprung Since out of all these years" "Just empty talk remains When we are gone from here"