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Hidden depths are just too deep

London called `Art'. The show chronicles the relationship between three friends after one of them buys a work of modern art -- a large white canvas.

One friend fails to see anything but a white canvas, the other sees a great work of art and the third just humours the other two.

Maybe I lack depth or may be I have been ruined by all the garbage that Hollywood churns out, but like the man in the play I really could not appreciate what was in front of me.

I'm sure to some, `Simofonia Haraktiron' is a sensuous film full of rich symbolism, subtle nuances and artistic flair.

Maybe I shouldn't judge a European film with my shallow Americanised movie-viewing ways but unfortunately that is all I have to go on.

To be fair, there were some really nice aspects to this film. Director Lucia Rikaki produces some lovely visual moments and has a flair for creativity.

It seemed like everything in each frame held some meaning but unfortunately while reading the subtitles I had little time to figure out all the meanings.

But my major complaint of the film is the story line, which is disjointed, similar to having a conversation with someone who continuously skips to a new subject in the middle of a sentence.

I'm not sure if it was due to the acting or the script, but I was hardly drawn to or believed in the characters and what they felt.

Maybe the film loses some of its meaning with in the translation from Greek to English, but it seem like the character always spoke in cliches and riddles.

Overall, the whole storyline also seemed a little unreal, you don't quite believe in the relationship between Anne and Alexander because it is never properly developed in the movie.

NICOLE WILLIAMS SMITH FILM REVIEW REV MPC