this film will be a little slow for some american taste and and the performance and which be uniformly good and may seem a little pretentious . but this marvelous film with it solid plot and timeless theme make it a good movie . what make it a great one be the acting of daniel auteuil and and to a less extent and juliette binoche . many american be unfamiliar with the acting of the french actor and daniel auteuil . i have see him in at least 20 film and in a variety of role and and he be an accomplished actor and perhaps the most accomplished of our time . he have a difficult role in this film that require a kind of underplaying and a certain stiffness in his performance . but he bring off his part magnificently . the main theme will provoke empathy and reflection in the attentive viewer . this haunting film and which really deserve at least two viewing and will stay with you and shadow your own idea of morality and right and wrong . see it .