A group of friends return home with Hunter Killian to support him as he shares a family secret only to learn that sometimes older secrets are more deadly Hunter was childhood friends with Ben Holister but rumors of horrid abuse made Hunter#39s parents force him to stop playing with Ben Hunter was Ben#39s only connection to reality and the everevading hope that he could one day lead a normal life This disconnect combined with his deep isolation into the dreary world of abuse force him into creating a false view of pain, love, and the world of acceptance around him Ben returns from this world pitted deeply with anger and terrorizes the friends with the lessons he#39s learned
眼尖的他發現那幅畫作應是出自俄國大師列賓之手 住在赫爾辛基畫的商奧拉維總將藝術與工作視為第一甚至因此忽略了家庭和親人在退休前的一場拍賣會上一幅塵封的畫作意外吸引了奧拉維的注意他眼尖發現那幅畫作應該是出自俄國現實主義大師列賓Ilya Repin之手奈何畫作上並未署名加上拍賣目錄資料無多致使價格低落乏人問津 嗅到商機的奧拉維決定在退休前再幹最後一筆交易只要證實該畫確屬列賓真跡立刻價值連城他就能從中大撈一筆此時奧拉維多年不見的女兒蕾拉突然出現拜託他代為照顧15歲的孫子奧多為避免打草驚蛇奧拉維於是叫奧多去調查畫作背景自己則四處借貸購畫的資金 奧多查出該畫作確實為列賓所繪此時資金借貸到位的奧拉維決定要孤注一擲但讓他最感納悶的是列賓為何要匿名作畫而這幅未署名的畫作又如何能證據出自他手並飆出驚人的銷售記錄
影片主角是一个78岁的英国著名作家他身患重病却仍然酗酒成性口不择言夜晚不时陷于噩梦的缠绕中令他想入非非一边琢磨着他最后一部作品的情节构思一边回忆着他的往事于是噩梦他的想象加上往事的回忆相互混淆在一起共同构成了他作品的故事框架 影片将文学创作的过程跟幻想愤怒等融为一体制造了一个精致的弗洛伊德哑谜这是雷奈的用英版拍摄的影片剧本比较拗口罗嗦有较重的文学味影片被认为是雷奈的杰作博加德的演出尤为精湛但一般观众可能会觉得单调乏味 Clive Langham Sir John Gielgud spends one tormenting night in his bed suffering from health problems and thinking up a story based on his relatives He is a bitter man and he shows, through flashbacks, how spiteful, conniving and treacherous his family is But is this how they really are or is it his own vindictive slant on things,
When a beguiling young woman moves in next door, a quiet neighborhood is awakened, bringing people face to face with their secrets and, ultimately, themselves
A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the High Priest as well
