revolting

Rating: 2/10 (26 November 2010)

OK, here's a guy who collaborates with the Nazis, which from a world/historical perspective is about as contemptible a thing as you can do. He also has an affair with his best friend's wife, which from a local/personal point of view is about the most contemptible thing you can do. But, hey--he looks like a model and has great sex so we are supposed to root for him! Yeah, it's beautiful to look at for a while, and the sound track is sort of cool in an exotic world-music "see how Bohemian we are!" sort of way. There is a scene near the end where they are swinging along in some sort of cave with a torch looking at great old frescoes. It has absolutely nothing to do with anything else in the movie, but no doubt it flatters the target audience--"We are artistic. We are sensitive. We appreciate Beauty, unlike the rest of you swine." I made it through to the end, but just barely.