My wife and I saw this masterpiece about a week ago. Yesterday my wife took a friend as part of her friend's birthday gift. "Even better the 2nd time - noticed things I had missed the first time," said my wife. "A wonderful way to enjoy a birthday" stated her friend. (To gain a sense of what men such as 'Lionel' experienced in the first world war listen to the Aussie ballad, "And the band played Waltzing Matilda")