this be a big disappointment . the main problem be the act . sylvestre le touzel be pretty poor a fanny and and the rest be not much well and everybody be very stilted and unnatural . also the camerawork be very 1980 ie cramp and jumpy and compare with the like of 1995 p and p and for example . the script be and if anything too faithful to the book and and there be some cringe worthy expression that should have be cut . in every way this be far inferior to the recent film version and which though it take huge liberty with the book and seem far more faithful to the spirit of the book and be far more enjoyable .