The sum of all parts makes this film important

Rating: 8/10 (1 February 2017)

Apart from being a great swansong for John Hurt, the film has a mature script by Noah Oppenheim, a yo-yo performance by Natalie Portman, mature direction by Chilean Pablo Larrain, intelligent editing by Chilean Sebastian Sepulveda (who directed the marvelous film "The Quispe Girls"), and some amazing shots by French cinematographer Stephane Fontaine aided by the somber music of British Mica Levi. A truly laudable international film when you add the parts.
The choice of Richard Burton singing "Camelot" from his stage appearances added value to the film ( I found myself comparing the singing to Richard Harris in the film version, which was so colorless in comparison!)
I am also getting to like Greta Gerwig as a minor actress--she was so good in "Frances Ha."
Hurt, Sepulveda and Levi ought to have been nominated for the Oscars for their contributions in this film.