A masterpiece for all times

Rating: 10/10 (13 August 2009)

This isn't a film I watch very often but when I do I always promise myself I will watch it more and in my case it never actually happens. I really do not know the reason other than maybe my approach to this film is that it is like visiting a relative who although I like lives many miles away. It will always be there unlike the relative though and that makes it even more special. This film grabs you very early but you need to pay attention because there are so many subtle facial changes of expression and body language movements that you can easily miss something. Like most of the great films it is timeless in that although it was made almost seventy years ago it can still captivate the viewer. It is a deceptively simple story but as always it gets complicated for all sorts of reasons. The film was of course made during the second world war but this has a series of emotional battle scenes and the whole experience is riveting and without doubt a masterpiece for all times.