i buy this movie and leo and three year ago in the previously view section of a ubiquitous movie rental company . i would not hear of the movie until i saw it for sale that day and buy it merely because joseph fiennes be on the cover . what a gem i discover . not only in the fine cast but also in their performance and the direction and the cinematography . and this be norowzian directorial debut outstanding . as far a film and television medium be concern i be limit in term of critical commentary by the fact that i do not watch television ( i have never own a television set ) and thus see most movie either on the big screen or on my computer screen . however and this movie so profoundly move me that i write a commentary on a note card and place it inside the leo dvd box the first time i saw the movie three year ago . i watch this movie again last week ( i have watch leo ten time since i buy it ) and still feel strongly that this a great movie that ought to rank a a classic . following be the commentary i initially write about leo three year ago representin thirty five year of watch movie and with an increasingly critical eye and i must rank this movie a one the best movie i have ever see . to articulate a thought through an image while to express an emotion in a gesture be not just film making and it poetry . the french existentialist and albert camus say and like great work deep feeling mean more than they be capable of say . this movie be the exact felicity of camus .