I agree wholeheartedly with everything that has been said, this really is a beautiful and romantic movire. It holds back from spelling everything out like a Hollywood movie would, but the quality of acting means you understand the characters without them even needing to speak. I saw this with an architect who also appreciated this on another level, and would recomend any designers see it to appreciate the building it is mostly set in!
The only thing I can really add that might help people is some dvd info: I bought the Region 3 DTS/Dolby Digital release in NTSC. Sound is great, maily the music as it's no action movie. The picture is non-anamorphic, and not amazing, but doesn't detract from the artful cinematography. One thing to note is that although the english subtitles are very well translated, every now and then a word can be missed off the end of a sentence (they haven't taken into account the maximum line length that can be displayed). Again, this didn't detract from my enjoyment though, as the only lines with this error had obvious endings.
The only thing I can really add that might help people is some dvd info: I bought the Region 3 DTS/Dolby Digital release in NTSC. Sound is great, maily the music as it's no action movie. The picture is non-anamorphic, and not amazing, but doesn't detract from the artful cinematography. One thing to note is that although the english subtitles are very well translated, every now and then a word can be missed off the end of a sentence (they haven't taken into account the maximum line length that can be displayed). Again, this didn't detract from my enjoyment though, as the only lines with this error had obvious endings.