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Mike Janowski's avatar

Beautiful film about great men's ugliness. Your review compels me to watch it again!

Johnnie Burger's avatar

Brilliant film. “Only mediocrity can claim to be always at its best”, I swallowed that line like a pinecone: painful with a promise of more pain later on

2serve4Christ's avatar

Sounds like present day modern empires, minus the 'heavenly talent's part...

"The royal court of Austrian Emperor Joseph II in 1791 was not unlike modern social media: endless rooms crammed with two-faced suck-ups and petty tyrants. Into this world of casual backstabbing steps an artist of heavenly talent..."

Sir Quill's avatar

Such a great film, and a perfect review of it!