TV, Lawrence of Arabia (film, 1962)
Maybe it was the poor quality Channel 5 picture, or the length with all those adverts, but I didn't really warm to this film. I know it's a famous and well-regarded work, and the music is very strong, and the subject matter did keep my interest, plus the artistic shots of desert and camels, and the sheer scale of the thing bring home the reality and scope of this true story. But I could imagine it being edited down a bit these days.
I felt it was more complex than I could take for a Sunday afternoon with many large and small changes happening. I think knowing the context better would have helped me to enjoy it more. I sound like I'm apologising for not liking a famous film, but it's not true, because I did like it, and mentally understood its worth. It just didn't grab me. Even though it was the 1988 remastered version!
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