One word. Cinematic transitions. There are no two ways about it: this movie is exquisite. A cinematic masterpiece that goes under the radar, perhaps because it predates the radar itself, this is one of the finest things ever to grace the screen. The emotions of grief, love, passion, bravery and intense nationalism permeate the movie in spite of its all-too-telling silence. The actors do a finer job than any who have followed them. If this film isn't nominated for the 2023 Oscars, a nomination that is 103 years too late, it truly will be a tragedy.
Mwah.
