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.
99 镜头精彩、流畅，选角优秀，情节回想起来是俗套，看的时候还是很入戏的，恐怖部分恰到好处
Sandie的迷人保证了故事最后一丝可信度和情感重量。
虽然不是导演一贯的风格，但还是是一场视听盛宴，就是故事简单了些。
哇哦，原谅我不想剧透……
看了DNEG的VFX BreakDown之后，竟然整个城市、汽车都是3D模型，镜子戏也是各种绿幕的奇技淫巧，比影片本身还有意思，佩服。
再怎麼說也是鬼才導演埃德加·賴特，看完心裡的確是有點失望。
火场里抱紧Sandie好温暖，最终获得了救赎吧这是。镜子舞蹈那段不错。
视听效果做的太优秀了，一开始就能抓住观众的眼球，惊艳的画面有：1.鬼魂和模特交替出现的惊悚感。2.挥刀杀人的镜头切换，甚至音乐都配合到节奏的踩点。3.安雅最后一幕从火光中走出，女主角一开场穿着纸裙子从房间走出，前后暗合。以及配的流行乐都很好听，虽然部分镜头借鉴今敏的《红辣椒》，但依然在当代是不错的类型片。评分：7.5/10。
但是剧情人设的逻辑很奇怪，Anya的角色梦想当歌手，却只能艳舞谋生和被潜规则，也许是暗示其实力和运气不佳。但放在性解放运动开启的60年代，这种典型常见的娱乐圈外围生活，本来就是资本主义的运作规则，大鱼小虾都迟早有机会出头，或找到金主糖爹，至于艰难到要当连环杀人鸡？还杀了这么多有钱人却逍遥法外多年？
857和霍酒，到底有啥乐趣啊。21世纪第三个十年，是铅的十年？
画面四星，但故事就三星半，也可能是我没看懂。。。一开始以为安雅是女主的分身结果不是，然后我又以为是她妈，也不对，看到结局的时候才想起安雅第一次报地址的时候已经说明了身份了。。。（但是还是没太get这个故事要说个啥。。。）PS女主和安雅仔细看真的有点像！神奇。另黑人小哥演的好做作。。。
比想像好看很多，很诡异和窒息，乡下女去大城市学服装时室友也很奇怪被地理说她，参加各种派对让他无法睡好只能搬出去住，很满意的住下之后在梦中遇见一个美女并能跟着她一起，她变将自己整了头发也设计了同款衣服，都没有时间去玩而是回家接着作梦，但梦中变了样子男主要求女主去做她不喜欢的职业而不是唱歌，就这样女主能感受到女梦的处境和难处，在有一天参加万圣节活动时带男黑回家，但在睡着后又进入梦中发现女主被男主杀死这样让他绝望的尖叫，被房东赶走。在学校做服装时也看到女梦混身是血，在逃跑时楼道都站着男鬼魂，跑到外面追女梦街道胡同时被很多鬼魂围起后来被推倒，后来开始调查历史上失踪的女梦，但并没有找到而是在图书馆发现很多灵魂的在追她，险些用剪子杀死女同学。而这里穿插的老头，一直把他当成了梦男。后发现房东是女梦而杀n男
警察死得好冤……剧本太弱了 情感转折太生硬 演员演技太稚嫩 母女命运神秘的连接似乎直接被放弃了 隐喻不够巧妙 视听上前半段配上音乐把青春片的老套桥段拍得很有趣很精致 到了高潮却平庸到难以忍受 不过看到亡灵畏惧Sandie还是很爽 Sandie安静坐在大火里很美
作为女性 很多地方确实非常感同身受 为此加一星 开头铺垫有点短 描述60年代伦敦纸醉金迷的地方感觉有点不够 就削弱了ellie和sandie的bond 后来ellie拼命想要救sandie的桥段就不够有说服力
观感很好，安雅泰勒的造型是真的惊艳，女主角本身也很不错
#加州行观影系列#3.12旧金山飞新加坡机上看的。爱德加赖特是不是不太适合拍惊悚片，故事本身就挺空洞了，有加上这故弄玄虚的各种技法，literally很穿越。最差的是结尾，我很费解：她住了这么久都不知道房东姓甚名谁？？明明喝了毒药，挣扎两下之后就又跟没事人一样，又是打斗又是逃跑的……？
还行？有点没使上力的感觉 （对不起实在不喜欢奇幻电影
只有刚入梦境的时候还有点意思…镜面表演实在太好玩了！但后面这拍的啥呀 双女主的惊恐脸比剧情更可怕好吧（贬义） 差点没认出荆棘女王 她的表演才是真的吓人（褒义）
可惜编剧显然不知道怎么使用这些点子，最后的“反转”更是极为突兀和逻辑上说不通。
上半段实在是breath taking，每一帧都扎在心里；下半段不得不说有点崩坏，与上半段所展现的野心不符，可惜啊可惜（于是导致我一边观影一边自行脑补两女主上演人鬼情未了，虽阴阳两隔但产生了一段彼此爱怜、催人泪下的旷世奇恋）（这个本的话我可以打一万分）（不如我来写剧本？）
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