- 在罗马郊区的一座公墓内,正在进行墓地改造的工人们偶然挖出了一口埋藏了两百多年的棺材,连同棺材出土的还有一只神秘的匣子。这个发现令在场的神父有着不祥的预感,他命工人重新埋葬棺木,而将匣子邮寄给历史博物馆的馆长麦克•皮尔斯(Adam James 亚当•詹姆斯 饰),请求这位研究神秘学的老友帮忙进行深入调查。 然而,这个匣子却被麦克的助手吉赛尔(Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni 饰)和麦克的女友莎拉(Asia Argento 艾莎•阿基多 饰)贸然打开,一个被封禁数百年的邪恶女巫就此重返人间…… 导演达里奥•阿基多“母亲三部曲”终结篇(前两部为《阴风阵阵》和《地狱》)。
- 另类的爱情故事,肢体纠结的情色语言。 1957年,原纳粹军官Max(Dirk Bogarde 饰)隐姓埋名,在维也纳一家酒店当午夜守门人。某日,他遇到著名指挥家的妻子Lucia(Charlotte Rampling 饰),往事排山倒海而来。 原来,Lucia是纳粹集中营的幸存者,当年是Max的性奴,也是他的情人,Max对她一直念念不忘。 Max趁Lucia外出演出,和Lucia重逢,随即将她接到了自己的公寓,二人迅速恢复了往日的关系。 于此同时,Max所属纳粹余孽小团体也在寻找Lucia,想除掉这个有力的证人,Lucia的丈夫也因为妻子失踪而报警。Max走投无路,只能囤积了大量食品在公寓里,和Lucia足不出户,靠性爱彼此安慰,忘记现实的困境,等待终将来临的救赎或者毁灭。
- The famous writer Bernard travels to a small town nearby a lake to spend vacation out of season in the winter. He check in an old hotel owned by Enrico and his daughter Irma expecting to meet the maid Tilde, from whom he had a crush last time he visited the town. However, he discovers that Tilde has committed suicide and when he meets the local photographer, Bernard learns that she was pregnant. He becomes obsessed to find whether she really committed suicide and to guess what really happened. When Enrico's son Mario and his wife Adriana arrive at the hotel, Bernard has daydreams about the fate of Tilde.