A teenage girl with self-esteem issues finds confidence in the most unlikely way, by spending her summer battling vampires that prey on New Orleans' disenfranchised with the help of her best friend, the boy she's always pined for, and a peculiar rich girl....
肥胖忧郁的哈维尔（Carlos Areces 饰）出生于西班牙一个小丑世家，他的父亲死于内战，生前曾嘱咐这个背负了太多痛苦的儿子做一个悲伤小丑。时过境迁，成年后的哈维尔求职来到一家马戏团，遇到了当家小丑赛吉（Antonio de la Torre 饰）以及美艳的杂技女明星纳塔莉娅（Carolina Bang 饰）。他们是一对情侣，生活中的赛吉嗜酒狂暴，经常对纳塔莉娅饱以老拳，后者虽然痛苦不堪，却又无比沉缅于这份变态的暴力之中。哈维尔爱怜这株时常为暴风雨摧残的柔弱小花，而纳塔莉娅也渐渐喜欢上哈维尔的单纯善良。以此为契机，这三个人纠缠出了一段血腥的畸零人生……...
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>...
