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.
前二十分钟吓趴了，每当这种时候就想抓几个胆子小的女性朋友跟我一起看。。。
很有表现力。男人就是那种只要往那里一站，不管说不说话，都能让女人心惊胆战的存在。当女主问你们为什么要这样做，因为他们可以，这就是父权社会赋予他们的权利。这部片子的内核十分简单粗暴，但色彩和场景的运用却很唯美。
love how fxxking weird and absurd this is. （评价一定两极（男人去死
DNA FILMS制作，N24出品，节奏很慢，惊悚度和奇葩感挺强。
差点吐了。导演牛逼。这种又恶心又怪又疼又能共情到的感觉真的太久没有过了。
A24的恐怖片下限依旧有保障，而且又是加兰执导。美学沿袭《湮灭》，最后连环套娃可以入选年度WTF场景，然而剧本太薄，甚至跟《机械姬》比也不够看，男人是原罪而女人是解药，没有狠打女拳反而不是最优解，最后的和解也挺多余（单就故事本身而言收尾太温和。
差点吐了。导演牛逼。这种又恶心又怪又疼又能共情到的感觉真的太久没有过了。
女性的恐惧集大成者，所有女性看了都会害怕的恐怖片。多管闲事，大男子主义的中年邻居，言语骚扰的小男孩，把女性受到的威胁轻描淡写的男警察，不知何时出现在你身后的stalker，满脑子淫欲还道貌岸然patronizing的牧师，以自杀威胁你的丈夫，还有生育，还有生育的孩子最后变得和他父亲一样。丈夫，警察和牧师都不约而同说是她在控制他们，是她的绝情逼迫他自杀，她的美丽逼迫他强奸，而真正又是谁在控制。对女性的遭遇gaslight也是常用伎俩 认为你说得太夸张或者根本是你想象的，让女性怀疑自己认清现实的能力，认为自己疯了。所有男人的脸都一样，这个很好，如果换演员就削弱了这种metaphor而不伦不类了。很邪门，很喜欢。
最后二十分钟确实有些恶心，不过好在各种洞的延展性都不错，都能用来生孩子(⋟﹏⋞)
概念大于效果。没有传递出多少恐怖的效果，相反让观众感到恐惧的只是脑补出的现实片段，更确切说是迎合了女拳的仇男想象。一部好的恐怖片应该是虚拟空间与现实的共振，而不是用现实来反哺华而不实的影像。
太变态了，甚至比《钛》变态多了，但是我很喜欢。
当意象化叙事作为目的而不是载体呈现时 分就不好打了
High concept low execution. 概念真的很棒很棒，就是本子和男主演欠了点事儿。
男人生，性本恶。罪恶缠身是不能诡辩的事实。讽刺过于直白，文本上几乎没有值得推敲的地方，完全是直给。把噱头都放置在视觉上的玩法，将诡异与惊悚结合。配乐由出彩的地方，但相较于《湮灭》还是弱了一些。若能在文本上花点心思，把讽刺玩得再稍抽象些或许更有意思。
277th 绝对惊艳，可以说2022年度最佳恐怖片。【男人们】失去权利掌控，就算你是受害者也照样把你污名化。
有点《逃出绝命镇》的感觉，一村的人仿佛都不太正常。
甄嬛传…容嬷嬷等，是不是还要“恐女”？
邪典片儿，最后无限生殖可以留名影史了。不恐怖，然后看不懂。奇特的是友邻都给了极高评价～感觉女主是在跟男主的pua、道德绑架和强加的内疚作斗争，最后好像是赢了，但是貌似也真有人被杀了？隐喻过多，看完致郁，隔壁的黑色电话不香吗不爽吗？奇特的是友邻们都评价很低。也许到头来大家都喜欢自虐吧～ps：加一颗星给Rory，看完才意识到都是同一个演员演的，NB！
一开始还正常，最后就十分annoying，看着嫌烦，烦什么？Men！让Men试试怀孕吧～
还不错，对男人的血泪控诉，喜欢看生孩子的这次过瘾了。
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