A celebrated author's story about a genetic experiment morphs into reality, when it is read by three strangers. Trapped in a room, the four discover that one of them must be killed to save the rest from an escaped undercover recruit.
The film was a great success, De Sica and Lia Franca became stars and the song Parlami d'amore Mariù was a hit. Rarelly in Italian film history, it was filmed on real Milan locations, nowadays it is a sort of documentary how was Milan in the 30s. The film was remade in 1953 by Glauco Pellegrini.
1975年11月2日,意大利著名导演帕索里尼的尸体在罗马近郊奥斯蒂海滩被发现,死前明显受到过暴力攻击。在此之前他刚刚完成那部常被评为世界十大禁片之首的《索多玛的120天》。由于凶手被传闻是一名17岁的男妓,这个悲剧被染上香艳色彩,也有人猜测这位意见领袖的死亡完全是政治阴谋,而事情真相至今仍是个谜。
影片择取的正是帕索里尼(威廉·达福 Willem Dafoe)被害前的最后一天。导演平静安宁的和心爱的母亲、前男友、还有《索多玛120天》的女演员用餐,与亲密的朋友聚会并分享最近的电影构思,然后驾着车穿梭在男妓聚集区搜寻一夜风流的目标。费拉拉将帕索里尼被害前正在创作下一部作品——一部充斥着大量性爱描写、探讨宇宙与真理的影片手稿,大胆的用自己的方式表现了出来,与纪实部分一起完成了颠覆性的叙事。