A famous film star is put under an anesthetic after an attempted suicide and relives her melodramatic past. Written by Anonymous --------------------------------------------- Gaby Doriot's new popular song La signora di tutti will be a hit in France, so her manager is negotiating a new contract with her film production company... The movie studio is bustling, but Gaby is nowhere to be found. Her manager checks her hotel, finding her on the bathroom floor: an apparent suicide attempt. At the hospital, as the anaesthetic is applied, Gaby flashes back to her life back home in Milan... At school, Gaby's affair with a married teacher gets her expelled. She and her sister Anna are invited to a party by Roberto, the son of a well-to-do banker. He and Gaby plan to go to Rome together, but his father's unexpected return sends him off alone. Gaby is on very good terms with Roberto's invalid mother, but his father, Leonardo, is drawn to Gaby... Written by David Carless
非常精巧的调度和技术，不愧奥菲尔斯
马克斯·奥菲尔斯在入法国籍前前往意大利拍摄的一部电影。这部作品相对他一年前的《大笑继承人》在技术上居然有质的飞跃，各种运动镜头加叠化，算是他早期最好的一部作品了。这个女人的杯具自然值得同情，不过她自个的问题也不小。片中说观众喜欢听明星的正面事迹，殊不知如今八卦才是王道。
虽然所有人都说着意大利语，通身上下都散发着德奥气息！特别开场老板对话经纪人那一幕，单片眼镜喷云吐雾再配合着表现主义式的男性险恶妆容，活脱M凶手和马布斯遗嘱某些段落的翻版。究其根源，并不只是导演奥菲尔斯来自德国，更要从墨索里尼1922~1943去寻找答案。在意大利电影的百度百科中有这样一句话，“有一些电影导演对法西斯官方电影采取消极态度”。正因为非常时期消极以对，所以在这段时期的影史印记近乎空白……...
Lola成为一种符号。
不怎么喜欢这个剧本，不过Max Ophüls的技术真是神了，绝对完美。
