In a confused welter of artistic licence, this is the classical music biopic which makes 'Song to Remember'look like a masterpiece. Bogarde succeeds in diminishing the reputation of the musical colossus who spanned European music for most of the 19th Century. The absurdities of the plot, the sequoia-like quality of the acting and the prevalence of historical,musical and linguistic anachronisms combine to elevate this offering to the status of an A1 turkey.How a pianist of the stature of Bolet came to be mixed up in this fiasco can only be guessed at. The characterisation of Liszt fails to convey even a minute impression of his magnetic personality and the overwhelming effect that he had on not only his audiences, but also his pianistic rivals.Clara Schumann herself said that 'we toil over that which Liszt reads at sight!' Whilst the emphasis seems to focus on his romantic prowess,rather than his status as the greatest pianist of the century or,arguably, of all time, one feels,neverthel

美丽的中产阶级女子塞芙丽娜（凯瑟琳•德纳芙 Catherine Deneuve 饰）拥有一个幸福美满的家庭。身为外科医生的丈夫皮埃尔（让•索尔 Jean Sorel 饰）英俊温柔，收入颇丰，但他却始终无法令妻子得到肉欲上的满足。碍于身份，塞芙丽娜只得通过幻想自己受人虐待和欺凌，并从中得到欢愉。无可忍耐之下，她跑到妓院卖身，因为只能在丈夫出诊的这段时间（下午2点到5点）出卖身体，因此她得到了“白日美人”的称号。从最初的抗拒到完全的解放，塞芙丽娜得到莫大的满足与快感。在此期间，她结识了职业杀手马塞尔（皮埃尔•克莱蒙迪 Pierre Clémenti 饰），后者为白日美人的美艳与神秘所吸引，却也将彼此带入现实与虚幻交错的混乱之中……

福尔摩斯因为过分的寂寞，整日注射可卡因，他的好友华生医生强烈反对他这样摧残自己的身体。一天，福尔摩斯接到一封神秘的请帖，邀他去观看苏联芭蕾舞。芭蕾舞演员彼得洛娃，希望和福尔摩斯结合，因为她想要个孩子，还希望孩子父亲的智能与她的资丽能造就个好孩子。福尔摩斯婉言谢绝。几天后，福尔摩斯收到一件奇怪的包裹，里面是在一个被人从泰晤士河中救起的患有健忘症的女人手里找到的，一张写有福尔摩斯住址的纸条。

十八世纪中叶，法国民众正在国王路易十五的带领下享受战争带来的乐趣。由于连年战争导致兵员锐减，军队不得不四处召募青壮。英俊青年芳芳（Gérard Philipe 饰）流落小镇，与当地姑娘发生关系，为逃脱女方父亲的逼婚，芳芳只得加入军队。征兵军曹的女儿阿德琳（Gina Lollobrigida 饰）预言芳芳将成为将军，并迎娶国王的女儿。 芳芳在入伍路上竟真的遇到国王之女蓬勃多，蒙赐郁金香一朵，芳芳从此对公主魂牵梦绕，没有注意到与他日久生情的阿德琳。为见公主，他夜闯行宫惹下大祸，阿德琳舍身搭救，让他得以在敌后大展拳脚。最终有情人终成眷属，而当初的预言也完全应验。本片获1952年柏林电影节最佳导演银熊奖，戛纳电影节最佳导演奖。