Not since "Princess Bride"

Rating: 10/10 (14 July 2014)

Camp, pure camp. Wild farce. Nostalgia. Tears, laughter, fear, joy, wonder. You must, you simply must, let this film take you on it's bizarre journey into Europe's past. Accolades are inadequate. It will be watched over and over. And over. Each character is presented with such skill that after only two viewings, I can visualize and describe at least a dozen of them. The plot elements are secondary and are only as the plate is to the wonderful dinner. The story of Old Europe passing away as the war rages all around, can only be told as the people who lived it are shown. Anderson shows them, and makes the viewer feel that he has comprehended their true nature. It is so sad that they are all gone now. The distant past, known to my grandfather. All faded into the pink mist.