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Title: A good try, but...
Review: Having seen and appreciated the 1965 classic version of this movie, I was curious to compare and contrast the classic with the new. I found the young cast to be exceptionally strong and skilled, especially Sam Neill in his portrayal of "Kamarovsky"; however, I was very disappointed with important changes: the father's death and funeral scenes completely lacked the impact of the original movie, where the mother's burial view from her coffin, beautifully yet eerily remote from the winter storm above, was riveting; likewise the spring Varykino was not the lovely ice palace of the original film. Overall, a good try, but nothing like the beauty and eloquence of the 1965 version.
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