This requires some explanation.
Can anyone who has seen Dr. Zhivago explain to me if Netflix is trying to make fun of me? I have not seen it, nor am I familiar with Russian history or culture, but i would think the word “manquake” would have somehow reached my ears as an adolescent.
![Manquake [photo]](https://i0.wp.com/www.steelbuddha.net/images/blog/zhivago.jpg)
It’s like a youthquake but with men. Maybe?
Or perhaps it involves sex with women in fur hats.
Comment by Tazja — 10/8/2004 @ 4:25 pm
Ok. I’ve seen Dr. Zhivago about 15 times (that’s 45 hours of my life, for you kids playing at home) and I don’t remember anything about manquakes. Maybe it’s a condition resulting from hearing hours of balalaika music.
And FYI: The movie? Not so much like the novel. For starters, the first four or so chapters of the novel read like the phone book, and the romance angle is greatly played down. Also, the book can suck that 45 hours out of your life in just one reading. True story.
(Coolness: The ice palace in the movie isn’t actually covered with ice. They coated the whole thing in wax. Secondary coolness: The movie was filmed in Spain, and there’s one Marxist crowd scene in it that made Franco’s police force flip out and storm the set. They thought it was real revolutionaries. Guess they should have hung that filming permit in a more prominent spot, eh?)
Comment by czeltic girl — 10/20/2004 @ 3:20 pm