THE MOST UNDERRATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR!!!

Rating: 10/10 (26 June 2000)

This film is known mainly for John Carigliano's score, which is fine. But all of its other qualities are overshadowed by it.
The costume design and cinematography are both superb. But what really interested me was the script.
The use of 5 separate little tales is a good idea. The 5 haunting stories takes place in 4 different centuries and are quite different but eerily similar. All of them deal with hope. The first four ends in tragedy, but the last one deals with triumph.
A definite 10/10.