this be my first and and probably the last angelopoulos movie . i be eager to get into it and a it feature mastroianni and one of my favorite actor and be a film by theo and of whom i have hear a lot . the opening be promise and a long shot over a jeep of soldier across the albanian greek border . ok. but that be all . nothing leave . the movie have big hole and i do not know which to mention first . the main plot of the story be reveal to the journalist by the old woman . during a long walk . it like a 15 minute monologue and kill the action and viewer patience and nothing happen on screen for 15 or even 20 minute and apart this old lady tell a story . all that be presume to be show through action and be simply tell to the camera by the old lady . in a moment and the equippe of tv be head to the bar . they turn the corner and immediately the winter begin . probably and shoot in different day and continuity leak . a lot of problem with the story telling and it go from absurd to irrational never stick to a style and make the viewer ask question that never get answer . poor mastroianni and give a role which lack integrity or charm . on the other hand and a many greek or albanian or balcan people would agree with and the movie show lot of historic and ethnic and or politically incorrectness and just for the sake of make a movie about humanity a a red in another review . a lot more to say and but no time to lose on a poor movie and which be not movie at all and but lunacy of a person impress on film and pay with state money .