Vancouver Magazine

David Lean, director of Lawrence of Arabia, receives a broad retrospective at the Cinematheque throughout November. Ten of his lesser-known works will be screened, including an adaptation of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit and one of Dickens' Great Expectations. But the megalith that is Lawrence of Arabia remains a paramount draw: Lean's 1962 masterpiece demands to be seen on the big screen. Based on the exotic memoirs of British officer T.E. Lawrence.