a truly captivating movie and or be it actually several movie wrap up in one . the religious twist catch me completely by surprise and once i get into the first few minute of this movie i be hook . the movie be unique and spellbind and somehow manages to synchronize christianity with a gypsy imbue belief in reincarnation and in a way that come across with conviction and a sense of powerful reality . there be also a huge dose of simple humanity add to this magical recipe and thus separate it from any danger of mere pedantry or instruction . a rather long movie and but it manage to sustain the viewer attention throughout . in fact i could not keep my eye off the screen for the whole viewing . the emotional undercurrent at first seem subtle and subdue and but have a constant underlying intensity that be unavoidable and finally sweep you away with it . you can not help but get carry away by this movie . i love this movie and have watch it many time . possibly my only criticism be with the use of the same song or music and repeat many time throughout . clearly real gypsy would have a much great repertoire . another minor problem i feel and be that many of the philosophical concept be overtly and therefore unnecessarily state and when the story itself should have be allow to put forward these concept . the new release on dvd come a part of a set of lelouch movie and but appear to be a director cut ( . ) . i say this because it be sequence a bit differently to the original film version that i saw on television many year ago . it be also miss the intro and which ( if my memory serf me ) have a radio announcer wax philosophical on air and and speed up footage of car light on busy multi lane motorway . this introductory footage be superb in that it relate directly to the late concept of bee and and so i can not really understand why it be leave off of the late dvd release . whatever the reason i still give this movie a top rating and four star and the best . this have become my favorite movie of all time .