boy and this be one lousy movie . while i haven not see all of the burton or taylor collaboration and i can say with confidence that this be the bad . this rich but ill woman ( taylor and of course ) own this beautiful island in the meditteranean and ruling over a put upon staff when she suddenly visit by this travel poet and who mouth platitude . in fact and the whole film be just a talk fest and with much of the talk make no sense . even in 1968 and no one could make head or tail of this pretentious nonsense and and the passage of time make that even more clear . if it weren not for the beautiful cinematography and scenery and it would deserve a negative rating . the only thing this film be good for be it unintentional laugh at the expense of the star .