Search: Directed by Lasse Hallstrom

The film is so slow, slugs feed off it.

Go, to enjoy the expensive shots of Venice and its spectacular interiors and the camped up performances from Irons, Ledger and Platt.

The character is more sentimental, than exacting.

Tawdry and shamelessly manipulative.

Don't expect revelations beyond those designed to appeal to eight-year-old girls and warm blooded animal lovers

It’s a shame he wasn’t bolder in his use of the canvas of Hilma’s life, opting more for a careful still life approach to her history than the abstract adventurousness she merits.

Hallström successfully captures the style of the Seventies, aided by a breezy original score by Carter Burwell. He also shows us the dark undercurrents of the period.

Marinated in tradition.

Everything is wreathed in snow and the crisp air seems to make the stark absence of clues even crueller,.

Dealing with feelings of innocence, love and abandonment, this magical film is often very funny, but above all profoundly moving without ever falling into sentimentality.

Spacey gives a remarkable performance.

This gentle, beautifully made film has an understated sensitivity that runs right through it.