i love this movie . it move me and make me laugh and cry and appreciate love and hate and and compassion . juliette binoche be the narrator of this story and she be the one who present the event from her perspective and but incorporate other into it . this movie have wonderful symbolism that be express in so many way . whether it be a horse and a ship and or people march and the different expression of movement and the implication of each and everyone of those be vividly portray . also binoche view and adoration of her husband and her compassion to the prisoner be so real and so touching . at time and the viewer along with the narrator seem uncertain of feeling express toward jean and neel and the camera play with the viewer mind allow him to suspect the bad and be pleasantly surprise . this movie have a very gloomy setting and but really the feeling express and the magnitude of love be so powerful that the dull surroundings do not strain the viewer . i think this movie be phenomenal because it express the best of human nature in such real way . it show that not everything be black and white and not everyone be jealous and vengeful and finally people do have a sense of obligation and honor . i would strongly recommend this movie to anyone who be up for a serious and beautiful and sad movie .