Doctor Zhivago For The Most Part Was Set During The Time...

Summary, context of the era depicted, description of major social, economic, or cultural forces in the era and how the film addressed nature of the era: Doctor Zhivago for the most part was set during the time of World War I , spans the Russian revolution and civil war. It also moves through the â€Å"terror of the thirties†, where the main character Doctor Zhivago was able to survive through all of it, and ends in the mid-1940s (Howe, 2013). The movie starts and ends in the late 1940s to early1950s and opens with KGB Lieutenant General Yevgraf Zhivago trying to search for the girl that was the child of Doctor Yuri Zhivago and Lara. Yevgraf brings in a young girl, Tonya Komarova, who he thinks may be his niece and he begins to tell her the†¦show more content†¦The movie moves to Lara who is told to go to a dinner in her mother’s place because she had a fever just before they were to leave. She went with Victor Komarovsky, a friend of her mother s. Lara is apparently Victor’s niece but that was not made to be an important factoid. Victor is a powerful and rich figure in Russian society just based on his c omments like â€Å"do you have any idea how expensive this meal is?† Earlier in the movie, a reformer named Pasha Antipov is passing out fliers to a crowd. The fliers are for a peaceful rally that is pushing for a revolution. That night after Lara comes home from dinner with Victor Komarovsky, Pasha Antipov, who we find out later is going to marry Lara, comes to Lara’s house after being injured by the Cossacks who came out to forcefully stop a peaceful protest. Pasha goes to Lara because he needs help treating the cut on his face. There is a bit of foreshadowing when they grab the bottle because later on Lara s mother finds her messing out with Victor Komarovsky and tries to use what was in the bottle to commit suicide. Victor Komarovsky sends a letter to get assistance from the doctor but he sends it to a doctor who was really far away. When the letter arrives, Zhivago just happens