维斯康提后期喜欢以贵族家庭内部的矛盾纠葛为主要题材,毕竟他自己也出生贵族家庭。本片属于这类题材,但却是他最不为人熟知的一部。他的老搭档兰开斯特扮演一个住在罗马豪华公寓里的收藏绘画的美国退休老教授,电影通过他的角度审视了一个贵族家庭内部的种种状况。该家庭搬进了艺术家的楼上,家族里充满了堕落、仇恨、妒忌等不为人知的内幕,老教授与他们产生了不可调和的矛盾,也使自己陷入疯狂和混乱之中。。Daisy inherits a spooky old estate from her late grandfather, a martial arts master whom she never met. When she shows up on the property, she soon discovers the house is haunted by her grandfather's spirit and the ghost of a mysterious man named William. When treasure-hunting criminal descend on Daisy's new home, she is forced to call on her new supernatural friends to fend th...。在意大利南部看望未婚夫的母亲时,一名女子必须与意欲夺走其女儿的恶毒秘咒抗争。。