Saturday 26/4
FILM: Dr Zhivago The life of a married Russian doctor who falls in love with the wife of a political activist during the Bolshevik Revolution. Celebrated drama based on the novel by Boris Pasternak, directed by David Lean and starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness and Tom Courtenay. (Mega-16.15) FILM: Singing in the Rain A silent film production cast and crew encounter great difficulties when they have to make a transition to sound. Glorious musical featuring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Cyd Charisse and Rita Moreno. (Mega-1.15) FILM: Peter and Paul The intersecting lives of Peter the fisherman who became an apostle and Paul, a reformed man who spread God’s word. Religious television drama featuring Anthony Hopkins, Robert Foxworth, Herbert Lom and Jose Ferrer. (Star-21.00) FILM: Barry Lyndon Based on the novel by William Thackeray, the adventures of an 18tcentury Irish gentleman rogue who haunted the parlors of Europe in an attempt to imitate a nobleman’s life. Period drama and faithful adaptation of the novel, directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Ryan O’Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee and Steven Berkoff. (Star-0.45)
