'Breathtaking to behold... Profound... Compelling... Poetic'
- Richard Williams, THE GUARDIAN

'A lavish melodrama of incest, opium addiction and cruel, unrequited passion.'
TIME OUT

'Unquestionably a dazzling piece of art'
UNCUT


'The cinematic image hasn’t been this dreamily expressive since the silent era... An elliptical masterpiece'
i-D

A film of visual wonders'
THE TIMES