- Sailor Johannes Blom returns to his home port, after seven years at sea, to find that Sally, the girl he has been thinking of while away, is completely despondent. Seven years earlier, obstreperous Alexander Blom, brings his mistress Sally to live with him, his wife Alice, son Johannes, and crew, aboard the salvage boat he captains. Amidst all the tensions on the small boat, Johannes and Sally fall in love with each other. Written by Will Gilbert
- 剧情 这是个诡异的故事,画家约翰和妻子艾尔玛居住在荒凉的孤岛上,画家经常为怪诞的梦境困扰,醒来他总是将梦境绘在速写本上。妻子有天碰到了一个精灵般的老婆婆,催促她去读约翰的日记,看后她发现了丈夫的秘密,后来,日记里描绘的城堡主人梅堪约他们做客,在城堡里艾尔玛发现了这些人曾经出现在丈夫的速写本上。回家路上,艾尔玛恳求丈夫远离那些人,而画家一言不发走了。回到家中画家对妻子承认在悬崖边杀害过一个孩子,第二天,城堡里神秘的访客再度约翰的家,并诱惑约翰再次来的城堡,看见了恶魔的仪式也陷入无法自拔的境地,而城堡外艾尔玛徒劳寻找着约翰,但是,她找到的是他的遗物,却永远失去了他。 幕后制作: 影片将惊悚片和超现实的元素相结合,表现艺术创造和疯狂之间的内在联系,是伯格曼导演的惟一恐怖片。两位主角以精湛的表演,展现了心理扭曲的痛苦,极具震撼力。