Francis Ford Coppola. Heady stuff; literally. Not for the "faint of mind"..
A man is struck by lightening. Upon his recovery from the strike, he finds himself young again.
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Romania. Switzerland. India. Snippets of the man's life from the turn of the twentieth century until, possibly, the era of the Apollo moon landings.
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The film explores the beginnings of consciousness, the transmigration of souls, the evolution of man and the elasticity of time. It is steeped in genius; metaphorically and in its exploration of. I would tell you that it even explains death.
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A romantic film. Artistically and philosophically a compelling movie for the intellectually inclined.
