content: i have to say i was pretty disappointed by this film. afterseeing indochine, queen margot, and le libertin, this vincent perezfilm was a sleeper! not only is the dialogue stilted and undeveloped, but the different accents kinda threw me off. (vincent perez speaks decent spanish--but his english is tinged with a french accent while the rest of the family speaks english with a spanish accent!) the actors make a valiant attempt at salvaging the movie, but the result is a cheesy, overblown, wannabe epic. (it's almost painful to watch mary and francisco interact.) while the scenery is gorgeous, there are other films with far better stories, character development, and dialogue. try belle epoque (with ariadna gil and penelope cruz) or le bossu (with vincent perez) for a better representation of these actors' talents.