Delighted to see this film again, which I first saw in 1981, in Paris. Most of it was as I remembered it , but one or two things were different. I realise it would not be everyone's choice, but the panorama of people, events and places is something I can luxuriate in. Still amazed that Geraldine Chaplin has such a smoky voice! Towards the end when characters appeared to be duplicated it was not always easy to follow - I speak good French, but even so, I think I would have benefited from a translation and some good subtitles. On the whole, though, the intricacies of the plot were revealed without difficulty and the insistent Bolero of Ravel drew it all together.