I've loved this movie since I first saw it in 1974. I've been waiting to show it to my wife for years and was delighted to find it had been put on DVD. It went along wonderfully until what I had known as to be the end suddenly jumped into an additional 20 minutes containing a futuristic (for 1974) pessimistic segment of the story. Although it tied into an earlier scene in the film (also left out of the original release), it was easy to see why this had been left out (in the US at least)...IT WAS STUPID. Furthermore, it changed the entire context of the film. What had been a wonderfully romantic story showing how two people destined to find each other after the events of their lives have shaped them had now become some bizarre cut rate version of Soylent Green. Such a shame. At least when a movie like this is released on DVD they could have made the "unedited version" optional, as was done on the My Darling Clementine DVD. All it shows me is that the editor is usually right from the start and giving the director's a chance to re-cut their film does not always result in an improvement.

We watched the dubbed film in fascinated disbelief. The dialogue was idiotic, not funny. The takes were long and boring while the transitions were abrupt and confusing. We apparently have neither the same sense of humor nor the same idea of romance as the other reviewers.

Lelouch, the master of finding the humour and tragic desperation within human relationships has crafted a signature piece of romance for all us romantics. One annoying flaw is repetitiveness that could have been better edited, but the grand perspective is well worth the extra half hour. The film misses greatness but is well worth watching.

I have seen this film in 1980 in Concepcion city of the south of Chile , where it was projected only for 1 or 2 weeks . The film was a success , and I can see only for two times . I look for the film in 1993 in Paris and I cannot find it. Then this year I began to search where I can find it using internet but it was not possible yet . IN MY OPINION THIS FILM IS ONE OF THE BEST FILMS IN THE WORLD AND I RECOMEND TO SEE IT: if you can find it.