A story of inner beauty and society's failure to recognize it.

Rating: 9/10 (1 October 2001)

I first saw this film at the age of 15,and many things about it have remained with me over the years.Firstly,I admire any film maker who is bold enough to use black and white film in the day and age of color.Somehow black and white film seems to get the point across better when used in the right situations,and this is definitely a film that calls for it.This is an excellent film about inner beauty and about how we as a society all too often fail to see it.There are a lot of ignorant people in this world who think that outer beauty is the only thing that matters.This movie exposes that ignorance and does it very well.John Hurt gave an Oscar caliber performance,and he not only deserved a nomination,he deserved a win as well.See this film and see if it doesn't make you take a long look at what kind of person you are.