8.5/10 (2006-01-31). Great Russian tearjerker about a young man (Boris) and woman (Veronica) seperated during the great patriotic war (WWII). Two amazing collage sequences one as Boris dies and visions of the birch trees above him mix with those of his hoped for wedding the second as Veronica rushes to the railway bridge to commit [...]

6/10 (2006-01-26). Interesting — as most Bigas Luna’s movies are — and held together by a strong central performance by Javier Badem but the movie never delivers on its satiric promise and the ending seems more of a let-down than a punchline.

6.5/10 (2006-01-24) Slight but quite amusing. Would have been nice if it had been longer.

8.5/10 (2006-01-15) Poignant, powerful and beautifully shot.

8/10 (2006-01-10?). Some scenes were overdone but overall an impressive and moving film.