What can I say about this incredible movie? "See it NOW!" comes to mind... a great story, beautiful settings and costumes, lavish bits of opera production, a stunning score so intricately woven in with the script that the adage about 'if you notice the music it's a bad movie' is turned around completely- this music is meant to be noticed, and is a part of the script. And wonderful performances by everyone involved- I can't think of a single actor who wasn't perfect for his/her role, or who didn't do a good job in this one.

No, it's not completely historically accurate, Schaffer tweaked a lot of happenings to make a good story-and by golly, he succeeded! Not to be missed.