Peter has to be married by midnight or else his inheritance goes to his uncle... Who happens to live in a "haunted house".
Marigold Tate (Lupino) runs away from boarding school to stay with her retired aunt. She faces hostility from the locals, who display bigotry and snobbery towards her. During a witchcraft trial she is forced into a pool of water. The event is covered by newspaper editor Julian Barrow (Arlen), who falls in love with Tate. The couple eventually move to New York, where Barrow gets...
影片通过一系列片断回忆一位老人所迷恋的一位极其高傲的女性。故事背景是幻想中的西班牙狂欢节。在咖啡馆中,老人把经历对游行中遇到的年轻朋友娓娓道来,这位年轻人同样是个伤心人。尽管他发誓不会重蹈老人的覆辙,但是却依然对傍晚与情人的约会期待万分。美艳绝伦的西班牙女郎,令男人神魂颠倒;位高权重的军卫被逗得心痒难耐,为她大洒金钱,只落得被玩弄摆布,与情敌决斗更差点赔上性命。
同一小说,在布纽尔手中成了超现实的《模糊的情欲对象》(1977);史登堡亲自掌镜,双面娇娃的勾魂媚态,在如梦似幻光影下更教人欲拒还迎。是女人变幻无常,还是男人执迷自虐,才是情欲嘉年华的真实色相?大导与女神最后一次合作,虽面对外交风波与道德批判(十七分钟片段被剪),玛莲德烈治却自言是最心爱电影。