影片讲述了律师艾柏的当事人是NBA篮球明星,公众形象良好,经常为公益慈善活动出钱出力,艾柏坚信涉嫌强暴的乔是无辜的,使尽全力要为他辩护。然而,乔许多不合理的行为─被掀出来,艾柏才开始了解到乔不如他想像中单纯。当证据显示乔有性虐待的行为模式时,艾柏怀疑乔不仅强暴通过其他女性,甚至杀害了其中一人。在挖掘真相之际,艾柏决定把手中的线索交给警方。不料……。"Perfume" chronicles one week in the lives of over a dozen people involved in the magazine and entertainment business of New York City. The central characters include Italian designer Lorenzo Mancini who learns that he"s dying from cancer and decides to get his affairs in order with his wife Irine and his business partner Guido. Lorenzo"s son Mario is a recording promoter who"s latest client is hip-hop rapper J.B.. Roberta is a designer hard-pressed to fill out a latest dress design for the next Broadway show her group is putting on. Other characters are Jamie, a crafty agent whose latest client, Camille finds success but affects their relationship in ways he never planned and fails to deal with. Leese Hotton is a has-been model/actress trying to make a comeback into the spotlight......。改编自美国J.凯恩的小说《邮差总按二次铃》,完成于1941年,在剧本必须由法西斯政府审查的拍摄条件下,维斯康提把这个通奸谋杀亲夫的畸恋故事,拍成充满绝望宿命气息的作品。 片中一方面是出身贫家的女主角,身不由己嫁给肥胖粗俗的酒店老板,她完全没有逃脱被豢养(并不时被羞辱)生活的勇气,而男主角则是个流浪的无业游民,他经不起女主角的诱惑,犯下致命的罪行,艰困的社会生活条件,明确烘托出男女主角各自别无选择、一拍即合的宿命孽缘。初执导演筒的维斯康提,在片中已经展现他后期作品中最大的特色:对人物不克自拔情欲心理的细腻描画,在饮食间两性对对方身体的凝视中,维斯康提把艰困的物质生活和不受拘束的内心肉欲作了明确的并列,弥补了通奸过程的简略。。