fortimbras Review of Return to Paradise Lost

Return to Paradise Lost (1999)

a different point of view ...be warned,possible SPOILERS ahead

[22 August 2004]

I'm not sure what my opinion of this film would be if I were US or any other non-middle European.One of the most beautiful scenes in the film was the flashback of his school class being photographed Jan had,and in general,his memories from childhood-I can hardly imagine someone who isn't well acknowledged with our history (and tradition perhaps) being touched by this.For me,this was the mainstay of the movie,the strongest and the most poetic part. Sure,there is the romance,the beautiful countryside,New York beating with its own life,the contrast between those two,but without knowing what 4 men in leather coats mean this movie is like a half of itself As you can tell,I really liked this film,9/10 by me