Shortly before he is to wed, millionaire John Willis is visited by Dr. Harry S. Blair, a psychiatrist who informs him that years before he was married to Nancy, John's wife-to-be, and warns him that she is mentally unbalanced.
Blair then relates the following story: After a whirlwind romance in Florida, Blair marries Nancy and starts a psychiatric practice in New York. One day, artist Norman Clyde comes to his office and tells him that an innocent man is about to be executed in Sing Sing Prison and that Nancy is the cause of his unjust incarceration. A distraught Clyde then explains himself to a curious Blair:
Three years before, Clyde meets Nancy, whose maiden name was Monks, when she enrolls in his art class. The moody Clyde soon falls in love with Nancy's honest charm and beauty. Nancy, a secretary, introduces Clyde to her boss, millionaire Andrew Bonner, and persuades Bonner to showcase Clyde's paintings at one of his private showings. To Nancy's delight, Clyde's painting, a depiction of the tragic figure Cassandra for which she modeled, wins first prize at the showing. The evening is perfect until an expensive bracelet is stolen from a guest, and Clyde later finds it in Nancy's purse. After Clyde confronts a confused Nancy about the theft, she relates the following story to explain her behavior:
As a young girl, Nancy lives with her housekeeper mother in the lavish Willis home and plays with Karen, the Willises' little daughter. Although Karen wants to invite Nancy to her upcoming birthday party, Mrs. Willis refuses to allow the lower-class Nancy to attend. A true friend, Karen promises to give Nancy one of the pins her guests are receiving. When Karen realizes there are no extra pins, however, she offers Nancy the beautiful locket she has just received from her mother. Nancy's subsequent joy is soon crushed when Mrs. Willis demands that she return the locket. Later, the locket is discovered missing, and Nancy is accused of theft. Although Nancy's mother soon finds the locket in Karen's dress, Mrs. Willis refuses to believe Nancy and forces her to "confess."
The adult Nancy then admits to Clyde that this childhood humiliation caused her unconscious desire to steal the bracelet at the party. After a forgiving Clyde returns the bracelet anonymously, he and Nancy continue their romance until the next party at the Bonners'. Suspecting that the absent Nancy is spending the evening in Bonner's arms, Clyde leaves the party to look for her and sees her exiting Mrs. Bonner's bedroom just after two gunshots are fired. Bonner is found murdered, and Mrs. Bonner's diamond necklace, stolen. Although Nancy and Clyde are questioned, valet Myron Dexter is eventually found guilty and is sentenced to die. Clyde, however, strongly suspects Nancy, but she angrily maintains her innocence and leaves for Florida.
Back in his office, Blair defends Nancy to Clyde but invites him to his house that evening. When confronted, Nancy denies everything and tells Blair that Clyde is merely jealous. The next day, Dexter is executed, and a guilt-ridden Clyde jumps from Blair's office window to his death.
To avoid scandal, Blair and Nancy move to England, and after World War II breaks out, Blair volunteers his medical services, while Nancy becomes an ambulance driver. Expressing concern over Blair's health, Nancy insists that they take a vacation at Lord and Lady Wyndham's manor house. Just as they are leaving, Blair learns that one of Lady Wyndham's valuable jewels has been stolen. Blair suspects Nancy but is unable to prove anything until a bomb destroys their flat and reveals her cache of stolen jewels.
Although confronted directly, Nancy continues to deny any guilt and divorces Blair after he suffers a nervous breakdown. Back in John's study, Blair, like Clyde before him, tries to convince John to abandon Nancy, who now uses the name Patton. John, however, believes Nancy when she tells him that Blair is still suffering from his breakdown.
Moments before the wedding is to start, Nancy's future mother-in-law, the unsuspecting Mrs. Willis, gives her the same locket that she once took away, and tells her that it is a precious family heirloom. The locket causes Nancy to be overcome with guilt, and she collapses at the altar in hysterics. As Nancy is later taken away to an institution, John sadly realizes the truth of Blair's story, but determines to see Nancy through her crisis.
乱葬岗中是冤魂的哀嚎，乱葬岗外是深切的追思。历史印刻着过往的沉痛与真相，所有的努力都是为了敲响命运的警钟。历史的车轮不断向前，渗出的伤痛还在蔓延。我们拥抱淬炼而出的新生，我们携着无法抹去的疤印。唯有亡魂得到安宁战争才会结束，要记住今日的繁荣皆是昨日悲怆洒下的鲜血。
结尾突如其来拔高到历史观真是让人猝不及防，不如1818黄金眼到底，两个妈妈手牵手去起诉医院。
情節劇與考古學紀錄（控訴）的不兼容。所以同樣的劇本，換了導演的名號，真的還會有這麼多好評嗎
还阔以。挺打发时间滴。罗宾在电话里教芬尼挥拳，总有一天你要自己作战，就是今天，也为了没能逃出去的我。这友情真他妈的让人泪奔。哎。
3.5 尽管题目太大，但色彩、构图、配乐永远不会错。
原始海报已经被“和谐”了……
(补标)四星半。能感受到阿莫多瓦整个过程都非常松弛，几乎是信手拈来的状态。尤其剪辑凌厉，节奏铺陈和推进轻快而畅然，也让我感觉非常舒服。
理性上承认有瑕疵，但感性上非常喜欢。Penélope值得一切赞美。
看到男孩子们的时候看哭了，很心疼。剧本很完整，小演员的演技也很好，该有的铺垫和伏笔也都有，不明白为什么分这么低。大众对有恐怖标签的电影要求一如既往地高吧，众口难调。如果说缺点就是反派人设不够丰满，动机没有交代清楚，还有不够恐怖吧。
视觉上瓦导从来不会让你失望，依旧灿烂明媚的色彩和阳光；故事上轻描淡写了一段本该沉痛的情节，然后就没有然后了…历史伤疤一条线，也有差口气的感觉，似乎是欲辩已忘言
老年的佩德罗·阿莫多瓦 风格变平和了。但对于母亲还是有种执念的，还加入了一些关于历史的思考。虽然故事有些平淡，但阿莫多瓦的镜头依然充满人文关怀
22.5.31 脱离了西班牙语境就变成了旁观者。原来开头那段枯燥对话（对不起）不止是引子，而是贯穿始终的主线。可谓历史与现实的照应，可谓用鲜活的现实例子来理解被埋葬和隐藏的血缘与归属。我理解为破题。
三星全给女演员们
置景还是那么美得浓烈，摄影好喜欢,每个人的眼睛都水汪汪。
不愧是阿莫多瓦，故事总是有意想不到的走向，还因此多了解了一些西班牙内战。
勉勉强强的片子，只有一处jump scare被吓到。这两年恐怖片都很烂，所以感觉还行。
告别了drama，阿莫多瓦其实一直在讲一件事：轮回
那条政治暗线和两个母亲之间的明线，始终是平行的，没有很好的串联起来，导致看的时候，感情也是割裂的。一般般吧。
人类的历史都拒绝保持沉默
一开始看以为是亲情片，接着看下去以为同性片，最后发现原来是部历史政治片，阿莫多瓦不愧是大师一部片子杂糅着么多元素都不会觉得乏味，骚潘还是那么美演技又好
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