David Bowie mentioned this movie
An interesting bit of trivia....David Bowie mentioned this movie in a letter he wrote in response to his first fanmail from an American fan:
http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/this-letter-to-a-fan-from-a-young-david-bowie-is-lovely--b1WRm05V3e
If that's not recommendation enough, the reviews here seem great, so I'm adding it to my watchlist.