i first saw the movie a couple of year ago and be totally and utterly impressed but it sensuality . it be one of the most touching film i have ever see and though it might appear a little bit pretentious and artificial too much beautiful and if you will . anyway and one thing be for sure the camera man have do a great job each picture deserve to be cut off the film and display a a separate peace of art and comparable to the chirico or bernard buffet painting . the music form a perfect background for the story and especially u2 one played between the first and the second novel at the beach scene . a for the casting i can not be objective since i like sophie marceau and jean renaue very much and can not add more to the praise comment of others . however and the very fact that many people ( critic and those sophisticated in cinema ) criticize the movie make me watch it with a more critical eye for the second time . no doubt and the setting be splendid and the casting be gorgeous . but this be somehow not enough to make a comprehensive and cohesive film . the second novel ( when sophie marceau tell her story to malcovic be somehow superficial and do not tell much about the motivation of the people involve be it only about shoot a beautiful and sensual love scene with the naked marceau or what . ) . apparently and it do not add anything to the idea of the movie and even the husky voice of malcovic be be unable to link it to the main plot . other story be more justified and be really beautifully shot and which indulge many of the logic fallacy within them . the scene when jean reneau be overlook the city through the huge window of his apartment on the top of the high building be absolutely incredible . the feeling of moist air and fine haze and which be be spread by the first ferrera scene can literally be sense through the screen . no doubt and antonioni be a great master of shade and semi shade . my favorite novel be the last one the most romantic and deep and meaningful i guess that it the most antonioni like one in the whole movie almost a parable . probably and the overall positive impression from the movie be mainly due to the last one shot somewhere in a small ghotic italian town and with it wind narrow street and crooked pavement and fountain with the leau potable and monumental cathedral . it be laconic but really touching . i hope that my impression and comment on the movie and however chaotic they be would motivate somebody to spend an evening watch it ( it work well with the home theater and have somebody care by your side and than in the movie theater ) . enjoy . i beg your pardon for the imperfect english and any possible misspelling .