What a wonderful film! Let me just say this, it is one of the best foreign languages I have seen, along with Pan's Labryrinth, and this is coming from a 17 year old schoolgirl. The beginning scenes at the front were gut-wrenching and beautifully shot. Although the film is in french, I watched it with English subtitles, and could understand what was being said. The script was intelligent, focused and informative, though it does pale in comparison to the gorgeous cinematography, that is dark, brooding and haunting. The beautiful and powerful music score by Angelo Badalamenti was impeccable and rich, and helped convey the mood of each particular scene. The performances were astonishing, as was the direction by Jean-Pierre Journet. The always lovely Audrey Tautou gives a dazzling performance as Mathilde, a woman who embarks on a journey to discover the truth behind her lover's disappearance. The beautifully written script and the film's length, if a little long, allows plenty of character interaction, making this a genuinely moving and quite disturbing film to watch. 10/10 Bethany Cox