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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Genre: Adventure Docudrama (UK)
Starring: Peter O'Toole (The Last Emperor • The Stunt Man), Omar Sharif (Doctor Zhivago • Funny Girl)
Directed By: David Lean (The Bridge on the River Kwai • A Passage to India)
Overview: British Army officer Thomas Edward Lawrence is best known for his role in the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during The First World War. This is the epic tale of his heroic exploits and how he came to be known as El Aurens, the man who helped win a war by fighting for the independence of a foreign people.
As I considered my review of this epic classic, I kept thinking back to a dialogue I shared with one of my favourite bloggers in his heyday, Thom Ryan.
Grand As Hell!
Performance: 8 Cinematography: 9 Script: 7 Plot: 8 Mood: 6
Overall Rating: 76% (Too High Up His Pedestal To Reach)
Aftertaste:
I did enjoy Lawrence of Arabia, it was pretty. It was Great with a capital 'G' and wonderful, but to me this biopic was just a little too long, and a little too intentionally epic.
[ I challenge you to find someone who can honestly say "What's Lawrence of Arabia?"]
I will give you 5-to-1 odds that if my current students (I teach college-level) were polled, more than half would have never heard of this film. I'll lay even money that fewer than 25% have heard of it.
Go ahead. I think you'll find yourself shamed a smidge.
I own this sucker on dvd and have watched it about half a dozen times in my life. That said, this last time was the first time I finally understood it's epic place in film history.
Two weeks ago, i was able to finally see it on a big screen - and believe me it makes a world of difference. You grow to appreciate the immenseness of the landscape, and the seemingly endless stage this story is playing itself out on.
There was that, and there was the throwback feeling that I've seldom experienced thanks to the film's overture filling the theatre with the curtain still down...and an intermission to allow us a breather in the middle of the story.
So yeah, I've said it before, I'll say it again - if you ever get the chance to see this on a big screen - jump on it.