c_quicker Agree with another reviewer about the "absolute ZERO chemistry between the two lead roles". Two straight men trying to portray "gay men in love" is absolutely ridiculous. While some found this "immensely enrapturing", I found it to be terse, stereotypical and BORING. Just my take on it.

bibliub The setting: the italian countryside the characters: ridiculously enthusiastic professors, grad students, and a talented, bold adolescent who transcribes schoenberg and reads voraciously (+ various caricatures of italians) the dialogue: quotes from seventeenth century french drama, analysis of heraclitus and hegel, which fall entirely too short to add anything, but are thrown there to display how smart these people are how much more pretentious and grotesquely bourgeois can you get? to make things worst, the guy who is supposed to be the exotic american everyone falls for has the charisma of a paper bag, and is a terrible actor the actor who plays the teenage character is the anchor, but the ship is too heavy for him alone to save it

hazeleng Great movie, amazing cinematography. You feel the southern italy vibes so warm in your heart, however i did not think the plot was convincing enough. The time & affection between the two characters were too short to be shown as that deep. Though overall i have very little complaints besides that. Great actors and really amazing cinematography once again.

Classic-Movie-Club Overlong, banal, not credible, uninteresting characters, no message except perhaps as a boring cigarette advertisement. Those who rate it as perfection on screen can search for advice on the real masterpieces of the art of cinema.