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.
最后修女回头看她的撒旦那一眼，恐惧，悔恨，绝望，那一刻，她听信了宿命，坍塌像是上帝安排的，让他们一起死在战争的废墟里，和不忠的罪恶里。最痛心的是修女叫了上百次她的名字，她回答了上百次，最后却没能活下来。希望人类永远不要再自相残杀了，本就是来人间赎罪的啊。
不明白哪里好看，是我学了假电影，还是日本电影只剩营销吹几把？
最浪漫的解答，也是最伤感的。上帝可能睡着了。
结局有些理想和美好了，煽情和感人的地方倒也存在，特别是几个半路遇见 假扮一家人的“陌生人”躺在床上，说着“xx，谢谢你的出生”，虽然人与人充满了差异，不论出身、阶级、个性……能够活在世上，何尝不是一种幸运呢
密室逃脱，找不到解谜线索时工作人员就会通过电话提示。明明只有表层的体力活动在运行，却自诩开发儿童智力。
结尾母亲失去女儿，茫然地看着父亲懊悔痛哭，然后不顾一切地跑回家里，开门看到女儿仍然在喝粥……多想回到每个平凡的昨天。
和平和活着最重要。
Alex Høgh Andersen真的是颜值和实力兼备的演员
战争是可怕的，尤其战争波及到儿童，他们又能懂得了什么呢？但是因为战争死亡的儿童太多了，和平永远需要维持。
无论出于什么目的 无论正义与否 战争永远是错误的 只要看看无辜卷入战争中的人们 就能明白这一点
战争是地球的疾病，没有人能永远不得病，你只能寄希望于下次病来得晚点，来得不是那么痛。
二战中很少被人提起的一次轰炸，英军飞机在丹麦首都哥本哈根执行轰炸德国纳粹任务的时候，误炸了附近的教会学校，无辜平民被牺牲，历史惊人的相似，正好对应今日的实事。三个小演员的表演非常有感染力，最后那个长镜头惊心动魄，母亲一路狂奔的身影，把观众的情绪拉到最满。
关于战争的电影，都让人忍不住的沉默，带来一种低沉的情绪，但是前面特蕾莎追寻上帝的意义在哪，为了证明上帝只是在战争时打盹了是吗
残酷地炮火在我们的眼中永远是那抹无法艳丽的灰…
可惜，每个人物都有精彩的故事线，但群像戏没拍好
二战题材。是我喜欢的风格和影像。不过相当压抑，黑暗。心理承受力较差的慎看
最浪漫的解答，也是最伤感的。上帝可能睡着了。
小心海鸥
摄影很不错，可惜了，这部电影中国竟然没人看。故事更不错。伊娃的母亲跑回家真绝了，一个母亲的所有被演绎的淋漓尽职。可惜，丽沐死了。
是一部以原历史素材为基础的改编佳作。修女扎针，绝望中依然心系救赎的信仰型抑郁，虔诚灵魂挣扎动人。孩子视角看待战争，天真变体与想象，很有毕加索《格尔尼卡》的出发点。若童真生存于残酷世界，世界也是残酷的变形。
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