this was the critical darling of the Summer. Sophia Coppola, the director, won the award for best director at the Cannes film festival in the Spring. It played at the local multi-plex which means it had a wide release. I don't know the box office numbers, but people on the facebook page I edit were very enthusiastic about the film. When I saw it I thought it was a very good period piece. Full of romance and intrigue. Colin Farrell was great as the wounded soldier. And the women were great too; Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning were all very good. To have prestige picture do well was a nice surprise in a rather lackluster Summer of franchise flicks which had gone on for too long. I didn't see any of the films. And I'm not regretting the decision to not go to any of those films.
I won't spoil the film by giving away it's ending or any of the dramatic scenes. It held my attention for a solid two hours which is really good for a film during the Summer season.
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