i just watch this movie and and it take me 10 minute to realize that i already saw it before ( but never make it to the end ) . it that forgettable . for starter and it interminable and almost 3 hour . it a huge production and with a cast of a thousand and all famous french actor and with james caan throw in for good measure . there be an unending cast of poorly portray character and new character small and large pop up all the time . it like watch a french telephone book make into a movie . try to keep it straight . take a load of this and they all play two generation of themselves and sometimes at the same time ( ok and the james caan with the gray hair be the dad and and the one who look not a year younger and with the red hair be the son . why not give them all name tag . ) . if you want to see fellini meet busbee berklee and if you like a comic book history lesson of wwii with nicely tan and brightly color scene of auschwitz for instance ( i be not kid and and it not a spoof either ) and and if a director who can not tell a story and cover up with gratuitous special effect and lavish song and dance number be your kind of guy and by all mean watch this movie .