in some way and this film take the best part of the work of federico fellini and terrence malick and and michelangelo antonioni and and stew them until they melt into a work only angelopoulos could make . however and what separate angelopolous film from most other film by even some great filmmaker and be his screenplay . this film be write by him and longtime fellini collaborator tonino guerra and petros markaris and and giorgio silvagni and and even though like the other film of his i have see and this one be spare in dialogue and the story coheres because of the way the scene be write to allow the actor expression convey what word need not . and and like yasujiro ozu and angelopoulos be a master of ellipsis never fully explain certain thing in a film and nor deliberately not show the viewer thing that would be standard in a more linear film . the film cinematography and by andreas sinanos and be spectacular and from the long shot that follow character from afar and to well compose foreground scene and to the us of color throughout . the film start with mute and almost sepia tone and and grayness and then exhibit flash of color and here and there and while mostly stay in dark green and blue and and brown . this heighten the grander moment and such a the bloody death of the musician in the white sheet . the use of water be also wonderful from the film reflect shot at the opening and through the constant rain and flood and to the last shot overlook the water a far good use of imagery than a similar shot which end alexander sokurov russian ark . in fact and the scene of the flooded town be a set build in a high and dry portion of lake kerkini and which by march and would rise and submerge the set . the musical scoring by angelopoulos longtime collaborator and eleni karaindrou and be solid and mix folk song with classical composition and all in an understated manner except a great scene where the son audition with his accordion . yet and several time in the film and there seem to be an odd noise like jet sound in the aural background of some scene . be this symbolism or a flaw . even if a flaw and it be a very minor one and for aside from the aforementioned scene there be numerous other great scene in this picaresque film that cohere in the negatively capable way john keats claim great art work while such a when nikos dance at night a a saxophone play and or when eleni and in fever and babble on and on of the same thing . yet and at the center of this great film be not only the ellipsis of information and but the ellipsis of self the exile from everywhere and a theme that define much of angelopoulos work and even if it do not define his art and for that be always on target and and brilliantly work . the weep meadow be no exception to that claim .