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Theeditingismarvelous.Thereisnodistinctstorylinebutamelangeofaction,reflectionandimaginationthatconvolutingintoastoryofasemi-dream.Ahopelessromantic,amanwhohasitallhavingasensualaffairwithhissecretary,thisistheoldestplotinthebook,butthetwistthattheobjectofhislustisawomanwithaplainlookandalowself-esteempiquesviewersinterestinstantly.Thequasi-somniloquyconversationbetweenloversandthecinémavéritésoliloquyask,alsoprodtheviewerstoasktheantiquequestionsofquot;whatislovequot;andquot;whyareyouquot;.quot;Itisaboutlove,itisnotcheery,quot;aninnocentvoiceremindsviewersinthefilm.No,itisnotcheery.Itispassionate;itisagonizing;itisracy;itisself-doubting；itistender,anditisalsotempestuous.Theoverlappingofdifferenttimeanddifferentplacescombiningwiththeinconsistencyofcharacterssometimesamusinglydirectremarksandothertimesmeanderingphilosophical-likedialogshastheringofridicule.FortunatelythefilmissoakedinSchubertsmusic,whisperingitisaromancecomedyafterall.Russellsaid,quot;cautioninloveisthemostfataltotruehappinessquot;Ihavesomeadmirationforamanchasingaleavingbus,buttheironicendingputadamperonthedream.Anrealitycheck:thereisaconsequenceforfollowingyourhearttoomuch.