have already comment on this one once and i have to comment again a i just watch it again for the umpeenth time . i have rat this about an 8 and it actually more like a 9 and one of my top 50 movie ever . i know everyone have a right to their opinion but this movie be so little known i truly hope at least one person read some positve review on here and give it a shot . i do not think sarandon look unattractive here a people have say but if she do and it really doesn not matter because the focus of the story have little to do with physical attractiveness . the theme here be love and love who you want to love versus who your friend and family and society want you to . it also about identity and about find out that the person you truly be maybe quite different then who you always think you be . the film bring to life the character in the amazing book ( i would recommend the book version of this a well and it even well then the film ) . sarandon give a luminous performance a nora and she the only actress i could ever see in the role anyway . the film be tragic and touching and gloriously act and bring up some interesting issue of love and identity . i be amaze this pic isn not well know and i agree very much with ebert review particularly ( spoiler ) the last scene that kind of do take credibility away fro the rest of the pic but then again it maybe a little to hollywood but the movie do ( somewhat ) follow the book end which be also positive although nowhere near the film last scene . i would recommend this to everyone particularly sarandon fan and fan of the romance genre and fan of drama in general or just people who like to dig up film that be kind of little know . every time i see this i like it just a little bit more .