This deep intellectual film is for passionate thinker that is in all of us! It is definitely a most have movie for ones collections. It is a movie that will inspire one to reflect on life and the world we are a part of in general! Plot: A US politician (Sam Waterston) visits his poet friend (John Heard) in Mont. St. Michael, France. While walking through the medeival island discussing their philosophies of life they happen upon Sonja (Liv Ullman), a scientist in recluse, who joins in their conversation. The two men listen to the ideas of this brilliant woman and discuss how her ideas can work in their own politician and poet lives. The dvd is encoded NTSC REGION 0(playable worldwide), audio is Dolby Digital 2.0, and the video quality is VERY GOOD(rates 9 out of a possible 10). BUYERS THAT PURCHASE MORE THAN 1 DVD AND INTERNATIONAL BUYERS DO NOT PAY UNTIL ADJUSTED INVOICE IS SENT REFLECTING ADJUSTED SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEES. Thank you!