I saw this film during its original theatrical release, and it haunted me for years. I searched it out constantly, but only recently has it appeared on video. The original version, in French, is terrific: moody, sexy, and moving. The dubbed version is tacky; the trite language is reminiscent of a fifties, English-dubbed Japanese monster movie. If you have seen only the dubbed version, get the original. You'll be happily surprised. A real treat, seeing this film so many years after it was made, is the appearance, very prominently, of the Gipsy Kings. I don't know if they were popular in Europe in 1982, but they were unknown here.