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Rating: 9/10 (23 April 2011)

We're not normally musical lovers, but this was a wonderful exception to that rule! The love story, the choice of actors, the revived and remixed songs, the extravagant scenery... all of this became a fantastic bohemian soup. Very enjoyable, easily watched again and again.
We can sing along to the music now and soak up different visual details every time we watch the movie. The two-dimensional Parisian backdrop is extra cool, the elephant and windmill especially... and the main character's typewriter means of story telling felt just right.
What a complex and heart breaking love story, a struggle between survival and indulgence, selfishness and community (family). Universal themes with a very unconventional delivery. LOVED it!! And who hates showgirls?