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>...
露西（桑德拉·布洛克 Sandra Bullock饰）有着平凡的职业，平凡的长相。每天在车站售票处寂寞的工作着，生活唯一亮色就是天天都盼望着准时在车站出现的英俊的彼特（彼得·盖勒 Peter Gallagher饰）。她默默坚持的感情终于在一个圣诞夜有了进展——她救起昏迷在车站的彼特，送往医院，被闻讯赶来的彼特家人误认为她就是彼特的女友。于是，露西既尴尬又不失幸福地接受了这个误会，悉心照料一直昏迷的彼特。 彼特的家人这么热心，亲情的包围这么温暖，露西不舍得离开，谎言一个个说下去。但是，这引起了彼特弟弟杰克（比尔·普尔曼 Bill Pullman饰）的怀疑，出人意料的是，杰克的出现并没有带走露西的幸福，反而让露西终于寻获自己的幸福……...
From the Louvre to Buckingham Palace, to the gutters of Paris to the siege of La Rochelle… In a kingdom divided by religious wars and under threat of British invasion, a handful of men and women will cross swords and tie their fate to that of France....
