Strawberry Wine

This is not a love story though it is full of love It is not a comedy though the characters often say funny things It is not a detective story even though the hero is trying to solve a murder It is not a nature drama though it shows the splendid colours and customs of the countryside It is not a musical though Lubica expresses her longing in a passionate dance Nor is it a film about ghosts though a ghost does ask the hero for a favour A few draughts of Strawberry Wine are enough to take us into a magical world in the true centre of Europe where love crime and penitence are just as much a part of life as the changing of the seasons the migration of birds or the flowing of a mountain stream