After a terrible accident, a psychatrist has to help Bruce to regain his memory. In flashbacks we learn that his family had to flee from New York after his father uncovered a large case of corruption. Bruce didn't know this for most of his life, until he found a passport with a different name in it. After the first shock he tries to continue living like a normal teenager. Unkno...
帕特利斯·勒孔特 最出色的黑色惊悚片，探讨现代社会中的人性及人与人之间的信任关系。本片根据比利时侦探小说家乔治·西默农的原著改编，写老裁缝易尔先生平日沉默寡言，孤独一人住在公寓里，一日，22岁的邻居姑娘皮埃莱特被人残杀于灌木丛中，平素行为古怪的老单身汉伊尔成了众人眼中的疑凶......
本片可称为一部心理分析影片，着重展示易尔与爱丽丝的心路历程，对于人物之间的个性和心理状态的揭示很有层次感，故事情节和环境的渲染都有厚重的希区柯克影子，两位主要演员在导演沉静的基调中把演技发挥得淋漓尽致。这本小说在1946年曾拍摄过一次。
