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It's 'Life, the Universe and Everything' (Douglas Adams; title only), including dolphins, yet totally different, filled with mythological Past and challenging Future, Environmental Hazards, and of course love conquers all (or does it...). Wisdom is everywhere, for those who try and seek.

Glorious film, so full of info and so many worlds and so many colours and great stuff, that these 101 minutes are filled to the rim. This movie is an Experience, boasts a great message and is a true gem, marvelous for all.

PS: Odd thing about most Reviews is the moping about not knowing about Chinese Mythology to fully appreciate this film. What a pity to look at it in that way, see it as your introduction to this vast realm of gems and beauty!

The biggest challenge for a short is, paradoxically, not to make it too long. And how well they have succeeded with 'Ik Zie Haar' (2018; 'I See Her') !

This tale of love and death and sadness has been well crafted by a skeleton crew, which boasts a number of multi-taskers doing superb jobs here. Is the film perfect ? No, but it is true and honest and very pretty.

A wonderful nine minutes of your life for everybody who is willing to sit down and watch this gorgeous film, hopefully they will get an English Subtitled version out soon. And I sincerely hope it will prove to be a stepping stone for this talented Crew & Cast !

Director Albert Serra did miracles with Don Quixote and the Three Magi, and dares to juxtapose Casanova and Dracula in this thrilling film. Choosing a leisurely pace, so we can ponder and think while we are watching, the story unfolds and becomes more and more dark. Why does Casanova laughs so much, and why is he almost always in the shades or in the dark, where Dracula can walk around in the sunlight ? This film raises many questions and we are allowed to answer them ourselves, Albert Serra does not dictate anything.

There is no gore, even the bite marks and blood by the vampires are sheer poetry, but the film crawls under the skin. Music is spot on and never in the way of the story.

Lighting is breathtaking. Or better: the lack of lighting... Based on the experiments of our Peers Nestor Almendros and John Alcott, d.o.p. Jim Gimferrer dares to go all the way in low key lighting. It is truly magnificent.

What a film !!