I rented this movie at my local video store that carries unique and hard to find video's. I had no idea particuliarly what it was about other than the cover discription. But I was in one of those moods to see a foreign film, something with subtitles so I rented it. First of all, I was taken with the opening sequence which showed the main character strut like a beautiful panther down the street and sat mezmerized through out the rest of the movie. The actors are beautiful and stunning, eye candy of course, but with good solid acting behind the pretty faces. Being beautiful is often a curse. People often cannot see beyond the beauty to see the substance. There is substance behind the characters as they were written, and substance behind the actors performances. The story is a sweet and beautifully filmed love story with a wonderfully appropiate score. If you were once beautiful or if you have ever been truly in love you will really love this movie. For me, it was bittersweet.
