Unquestionably beautiful

Rating: Null/10 (12 January 1999)

The film's visuals tie in perfectly with its theme, which is the destroyal of a culture by those uncaring forces we call politics. I loved this film on three or four levels, including the beautiful use of metaphor and political allegory, the brilliant acting, and perhaps most importantly, the photography and the images which cause strong emotional reactions in the mind. I can't begin to describe the opening shots of revelers riding in a carriage and firing pistols into the air as a brass band runs behind them playing triumphant marches, or the bombing of the zoo during feeding time, or the fear on the peasants' faces as the monkey crawls inside the tank and begins to punch controls. I hope this whets your appetite to see this hard-to-find movie, because you will *never* forget it.