1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

Rating: 7/10 (21 June 2016)

This is a slow-burner of a film if ever I saw one and, clocking in at just under two and a half hours, it's amazing that I actually want to watch more. It's a tiring watch; we see the lives of many villagers unfold on screen and many of the narratives are actually left open-ended. The film basically ends where it began - there is no tying up of loose ends. Our characters are just merely shaken up by the events that have occurred to them, although I'm sure all of that is about to be eclipsed and forgotten by the incoming World War. Some people may watch it and think to themselves afterwards 'what was the point?' But there's meaning in this movie. A helluva lot of it. And I think, rather than have me transcribe it all to you, you might wanna watch the film and unearth it yourself.