To Max Ophüls this was an assignment (from the UFA), a pure routine job. One hardly recognizes the later Ophüls in this film (shortly made before his masterpiece "Liebelei"), but still Ophüls made this routine job into a well-paced, stylish and sometimes extremely funny romantic comedy| he probably could not do it any other way. The script is fine with some hilarious dialogue. ...。一名已婚咨询师和一个年轻的IT 技术人员开始了一场挑战社会规范的调情游戏,并因此开始重新审视他们的人生。。美国作家彼得•尼尔(Anthony Franciosa 饰)善写恐怖惊悚小说,其作品风靡欧洲各国。不久前,意大利出版了他的最新作品——《坦妮布丽(Tenebre)》,很快他便收到一封来自罗马的信件。来信者称他从彼得的作品中得到灵感,并运用到杀人的实践中去。随后一名年轻漂亮的女子被人残忍杀害,其作案手法正与《坦妮布丽》中的杀人手法相同。 彼得立即联系罗马警方,两名得力警探(Giuliano Gemma & Carola Stagnaro 饰)随即受命调查此案。然而罪犯并未就此罢休,不断有年轻女性遇害。一时间人心惶惶,形势迫在眉睫……。