What pretentious trash! This and Titanic are reasons I didn't watch the Oscars this year.

Rating: 1/10 (24 March 1999)

I started falling asleep about 10 minutes into this garbage, and only stayed because I was there with a friend who was enthralled and didn't want to leave. I'm still friends with her, but...
I don't know how many people know the "story behind the story." In real life, the Count was a homosexual and a Nazi sympathizer, both of which make the story on screen even more absurd (if that's possible).

The only character in the whole film I liked was Juliette Binoche. Other than her character, this predictable, boring film was a waste of time, energy and money. Avoid it at all costs!