At the beginning of the movie a pharmacist receives an anonymous letter that threatens him of death. And the murder actually happens. Seems very simple but nothing is what it seems and the journey to the truth will be long and difficult. The book is excellent and the movie is at par with it and very faithful to the romance. Great direction. Incredible cast with Gabriele Ferzetti in his best interpretation together with the one in "C'era una volta il West" and Gianmaria Volonté simply beyond reach as always. Many other great actors. Yes I am an enthusiast 'cause there's not a word or a shot out of place in this movie and the plot is ingenious. Who is going to see this film for the first time will be taken away by the developments (the pace seems to be calm but looking in between the kinks you may realize that many things are going rapidly on). Trying to figure out what is the kernel of the happenings and the "reasons" for the murder is a very interesting exercise but it's highly unlikely for the spectator not to experience a big surprise at the end. In my opinion Elio Petri at his best (I mean at the same level of his other masterwork: La classe operaia va in Paradiso).</p>...
诡异的金融迷局，令俄罗斯联邦安全局（FSB）盯上了逡巡在摩纳哥的俄罗斯商人伊万·罗斯托夫斯基（蒂姆·罗斯 Tim Roth 饰）。在此之后，FSB探员莫瑞斯（让·杜雅尔丹 Jean Dujardin 饰）及其团队来到此地，他授意成员与在投资、贸易等领域见长的美国女人爱丽丝·雷德蒙德（西西·迪·法兰丝 Cécile De France 饰）取得联系，希望借助爱丽丝之手进入罗斯托夫斯基的圈子，以取得他洗钱等金融罪行的证据。觥筹交错，灯影缭乱，莫瑞斯远距离注视着爱丽丝和俄国人的交谈，心中却慢慢升起别样情感。...
在电影院打工的大学生玛格特（艾米莉亚·琼斯 Emilia Jones 饰）结识经常来看电影的男子罗伯特（尼可拉斯·博朗 Nicholas Braun 饰），二人的感情慢慢升温。前者渐渐发现后者身上的一些警告信号，其中一个就是自称“爱猫之人”的罗伯特，根本就没有养猫。玛格特需要找到安全脱离这段关系的办法。...
