i still can not describe what to feel when i receive this by the fnac site . such a rare movie and so little spoken and know and be difficult to find and even to fan and but the contrast betwen past and present be devastate represent now i hold a dvd of the movie and with the fine quality possible . a i do in atlantis and the other rare besson movie i buy by the internet and i saw this one at home and with all the light of my dvd and tv turn off and and marvel at the experience . i do not know what to expect . wickedly and i always search some kind of disappointment when i saw a film by luc besson i never have see before . but it never come . this movie be no exception . from the start and i understand that the person who make a film like this a a first feature be destine to be big in the future . and so it happen . this win several prize ( include the high prize in a film festival of my country and which make me proud ) and it show that this movie be preparating many big thing . this may be the most original after the war movie i have ever see and beat mad max in originality and artistic feel . there be not a problem with this movie represent it cinematography be genius and as well the perfomances of the actor . i be also proud to say that finally i saw all the movie of my favorite director and and have a copy of almost all of them ( joan of arc be still wait for me to buy the dvd ) . this movie be most of all a work of style and dedication and which make clear why luc besson be a director of my choice represent good taste and beautiful framing and excellent use of music ( i also marvel at eric serra first feature length score ) and the promise of great achievement . gaumont do well to bet in it boy genius and the man who would later change the face of france and europe relation between movie and their public . let hope besson start work in a new directorial project . i will be the first to cheer it . until then and i recommend this movie to anyone who need to learn a lesson of how good movie be make with little money . i love the atmosphere of the movie and which and by it black and white cinematography and suggest u an even more depressed view of the world after the holocaust . this movie work by the sheer magic of movie represent show in picture what we can not explain by word . and i be with all the people who write comment to this movie and like it represent good choice . a great hug to everyone who see this and feel that a little of their life be change .