派普（伊莉莎白·哈诺伊斯 Elisabeth Harnois 饰）刚刚从大学毕业，某日，她发现心理医生诺亚（肖恩·派特里克·弗兰纳里 Sean Patrick Flanery 饰）的女儿茱莉亚（阿黛尔·提什勒 Adair Tishler 饰）很可能就是自己曾经抛弃的女儿，为此，派普开始接近诺亚。泰什（丹妮尔·哈里斯 Danneel Harris 饰）结识了名叫泰德（肖恩·温 Sean Wing 饰）的男子，没想到外表英俊的泰德是个人渣。...
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>...
