As a matter of fact, the illusion of the recklessness of hot, romantic youth is by far the most concrete satisfaction that this fabulous period film achieves… (I)ts pretense of ideal love relinquished is pretty quaint in this realistic day.
The film's portrayal of reckless youth is the most concrete source of pleasure for this period drama… (Its claim of perfect love has been abandoned, and this is quite endearing in our more realistic era.)