This DVD is a study in frustration. The movie itself, made in France, is an interesting and well-made drama about civilians fleeing south from the oncoming German army in 1940, and the relationship that develops between a man separated from his family and a Jewish woman traveling alone. It's no Forbidden Games, but it is engrossing and it has enough dramatic merit to sustain the dramatic tension for its length. The film-to-video transfer, however, is a nightmare, taken from a washed-out, faded print that looks like a bad 16 mm television source print. The second unit footage, depicting the countryside and the movement of the train across it, looks better than most of the shots involving the actors -- skin tones are yellow, the focus is soft, and the detail is mushy. On the other hand, this is probably the only DVD release that this nicely made and acted movie is going to get, so one has to balance that consideration, and the very low price, against the abysmal quality of the workmanship. The film has been divided into a half-dozen chapters, which is scarcely adequate given the fairly complex story line. The disc opens on a fairly easy to use menu, and includes as a bonus the Max Fleischer color classic cartoon Cobweb Hotel, depicting a pair of newlywed flies battling a nasty, hungry spider, which actually has better, deeper color than the feature film, despite having been shot 40 years earlier.