Struggling young lovers, Tom and Eve, must endure a 30-day scientific experiment. Room, board, $50,000 and a month alone together in research facility housing. What could possibly go wrong....
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>...
1962年，Curt Henderson(理查德·德莱弗斯 Richard Dreyfuss 饰）、Steve Bolander（朗·霍华德 Ron Howard 饰）、John Milner（保罗·勒马特 Paul Le Mat 饰）还有Terry "The Toad" Fields（查尔斯·马丁·史密斯 Charles Martin Smith 饰）四个普通的青年在晚上相聚，为即将去外地读大学的Curt和Steve送别。Steve把他的汽车借给了Toad，Toad需要这辆车去寻找他的爱情。Curt开车在马路上，听到一个金发女郎对他说“I love you！”，他急切想找到这个女人，却在路上让另一个女孩上了他的汽车。而Steve也在忙着处理和女友Laurie（辛迪·威廉姆斯 Cindy Williams饰）的关系。John 则准备和另一个人赛车。Toad则认识了另一个美女Debbie（坎迪·克拉克 Candy Clark 饰），两人把车开到了郊外，却意外把车给丢了......在这个夜里，这四个青年的活动为我们展现了六十年代初美国人的精神和生活状态。 本片被提名当年奥斯卡最佳影片，最佳导演和最佳女配角等几个奖项。</p>...
