The Year of Living Dangerously

The movie is great, but this is NOT the widescreen version. After the credits are through it is pan and scan. First time I have ever wanted a refund from iTunes

this is just a fantastic film!!!

This movie has many layers: the basic story is about a young Australian journalist , Guy Hamilton, who is sent to 1956 Indonesia on his first assignment as a foreign correspondent. Left with no contacts, he is in danger of failing. Aided by a freelance photographer, Billy Kwan, a dwarf, he gets a rare interview with the Communist opposition leader--and becomes a rising star. A deeper layer involves the choices he must make between his burgeoning career and the British woman he begins to love. All this during the riots and military rule of Sukarno. Guy allows ego and ambition threaten to ruin all his relationships, and even to put himself in the line of death. Underneath everything runs the theme of love: of a woman, of career, and Billy's love for the poor and downtrod, whom he mistakingly thinks Sukarno is will help. Like all of Weir's films, this one deftly deals with the clash of cultures on many levels. Fantastic acting by Linda Hunt, complex characters, gorgeous haunting music by Maurice Jarre, beautiful scenery, history, drama and romance, and a theme that our lives should be used to help others. My favorite movie of all time.

Worth watching.

An absolutely brilliant film and one of Linda Hunts best roles.