An amazing finished product!

Rating: 10/10 (5 August 1999)

I went to see this film at my sister's request, dubious of it before I even knew what it was about. But sitting in the audience, awash with so many languages, it quickly grabbed my attention. With a background in Italian and a little bit of knowledge of German, I was happy to read sub-titles as it switched from generation to generation. It is all tied together leading you from one century to the next, then back again. Surprisingly the unknown actors in the film were wonderful, while the "stars" left something to be desired. That aside, I eagerly agreed to see it a second time with a friend, and really got even more out of it. It is written well, and is a first (for me!) in it's multilingual script. Though the feature was Canadian, it easily could have been Italian, Chinese, British, or German. I love the concept. 9/10