Plaifon works as a social worker for children and women. She meets a boy named Mawin. Mawin and his mother are on the run from an abusive father and hope to find shelter at the foundation where Plaifon works. When his mother suddenly dies, Mawin's world comes apart at the seams, and Plaifon is the only support in his life. Plaifon knows that love can give and take everything fr...。帕特利斯·勒孔特 最出色的黑色惊悚片,探讨现代社会中的人性及人与人之间的信任关系。本片根据比利时侦探小说家乔治·西默农的原著改编,写老裁缝易尔先生平日沉默寡言,孤独一人住在公寓里,一日,22岁的邻居姑娘皮埃莱特被人残杀于灌木丛中,平素行为古怪的老单身汉伊尔成了众人眼中的疑凶......
本片可称为一部心理分析影片,着重展示易尔与爱丽丝的心路历程,对于人物之间的个性和心理状态的揭示很有层次感,故事情节和环境的渲染都有厚重的希区柯克影子,两位主要演员在导演沉静的基调中把演技发挥得淋漓尽致。这本小说在1946年曾拍摄过一次。。