March 12, 2004 • Page Image 51
…Zhivago and Funny Girl. Shard's star has dimmed over the years, and he turns up dapper but unshaven for his interviews. But he is exceedingly kind and generous, with none of the imperiousness that movie stars of earlier generations often display. Although he was impressed with the screenplay by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (which the French Jewish writer adapt- ed from his autobiographical play), Sharif confesses to an ulterior motive for making Mon...…

















































