When it comes to eye candy, the film is on solid groundit offers plenty of babes and cars (with the latter being more lovingly photographed than the former).
The diminutive old man with the careworn, drawn cheeks and the aquiline nose kneels rhythmically as he lovingly lowers his ear over the mouth of the clarinet.
Music felt audience reactions would be polarized; some would find it sophisticated and lovingly crafted, while others might be put off by its unabashed opulence.