I couldn't disagree more with the original comment left about this film. If you are a fan of baroque or rococo decorative style or theatrical traditions - or if one of your favourite art books happens to be 'Baroque Baroque' by Stephen Calloway - then you will love this. It's an unusual film - part opera, part ballet, part music video - which is why, presumably, sniffy critics disapprove. However those with a creative eye for art, design and theatre will lap up the lush visuals and fairy-tale atmosphere, while the music is sublime and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, majestic in all her witchy glory. I only wish the production was on DVD, as I would love to own a copy.