good back-story, and good acting

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

A film that depicts a man's sensitivity and artistic lifestyle against the barbaric savagery of the events unfolding around him. Vittoria Belvedere adorns the screen with her captivating beauty.