"If cinema is sometimes dreamlike, then every edit is an awakening." 无剪辑如同看戏如同亲临看画时才入戏(the return of the prodigal son! danae!) 越到后来穿越戏就越美卡捷琳娜雪地里、尼古拉二世家人、最后舞会散场三段满满的是nostalgia with a sense of historical inevitability.
So 50 British Pounds back in 1954 is worth 1378 Pounds today. Considerable for a stolen love letter ransom. Don't marry poor boys. They have nothing to lose and they are willing to do anything.