this be a movie about one of my most perferred writer henry miller and my absolute favorite female writer anais nin . while i think the movie be quite good and very well act it only leave me with the taste of want to read one of the writer work . i be not sure if this a disappointment to the movie as much a it be an attribute to the writer who each have a wonderful way of put together word in such a manner a to make the experience of human life sound as poetic a the experience itself actually be . one thing about the movie that i notice be the amount of smoke do in the movie and probably as much a any movie make since the fifites . be the smoking intregal to the movie . no . but there be some aspect of character lose in today movie due to director timidity with smoking or hat wearing . anyways and this movie be partially undone i think by it length but overall serf a a very good if it lack some of the poetry of the writing . it direction and all other production aspect seem to be up to standard but give that the movie base on true event lack alot of the standard movie arch and direction that usually satisfy . what be leave with be a retelling of people passionately in love with be alive .