Product: Elvira Madigan [VHS]
Rating: 5.0
A stunningly beautiful film!
When this film was originally released, it was called "possibly the most beautiful film ever made." It certainly ranks among the top few, for thegorgeous cinematography alone. It tells the tale of a young circus performer in the late 1800s, who runs away with her lover, a married officer. Mozart's stunning music (does anyone ever call it anything but the Elvira Madigan theme anymore?) is the perfect background for its beauty. A scene as ordinary as bees humming in a lush golden wheatfield is only one of the frames that make you catch your breath at its astonishing loveliness. Yet there is an underlying sense of impending tragedy that threads all through it, and winds its way to a heart-rending conclusion. This is a feast for the senses, and worth seeing again and again. END