Average film - a pity about all the hype

Rating: 6/10 (12 February 2006)

This film is over-long and over-rated. Although the photography was great and the subject matter interesting, the film was just too long. It was a pity that the character of Alma was not developed a bit more. I am sure most wives would have a lot more to say about their husband's sexuality than she did, and really the length of the film would surely have allowed this. For me, it was a mediocre love story that missed the opportunity to do so much more with the material. I did enjoy watching the photography of the landscape and I found it interesting that it was set in the era chosen. I can't help thinking that the subject matter overtook all the other things that are needed in making a great film.