As his mother’s illness progresses, a wealthy young man hires a perfect caregiver. But their lives start to spiral into a deadly affair as the caregiver seemingly tries to make herself a permanent facet of the wealthy family....
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>...
60岁的罗伯特·米勒（理查·基尔 Richard Gere 饰）是个事业有成的亿万富翁，备受业界尊重和家人崇拜。然而这都是表象，实际上他不仅私自在公司的账目上动手脚以掩盖投资损失和欺诈嫌疑，还背着妻子在外偷腥。一天夜里，米勒因疲劳驾驶而发生车祸，情妇当场死亡，而他逃离现 场。为了掩盖涉嫌谋杀和保住商业洽谈，米勒开始疯狂地销毁和制造证据，然而随着探员布莱尔（蒂姆·罗斯 Tim Roth 饰）的层层介入，以及自己的女儿似乎也觉察了个中蹊跷，米勒渐渐发现，他在谎言的路上已经越走越远……...
自从和妻子离婚后，约翰（约翰·C·赖利 John C. Reilly 饰）一直单身一人，而前妻即将结婚的消息犹如一把利刃，再一次的插进了约翰的心里，愤愤不平的他忍不住的参加了前妻的结婚派对。没想到，在派对上，约翰认识了美丽温柔的莫利（玛丽莎·托梅 Marisa Tomei 饰），两人相互吸引很快便坠入了爱河。...
