影片改变自自然主义文学大师左拉的小说《衣冠禽兽》，爱世描写火车司机雅克·朗蒂尔诞生在一个酗酒的家族，爱世他因此总是神思恍惚，以为自己天生是个劣种，一天，他在火车上偶然遭遇了一起谋杀，心有异念的他对警察隐瞒了他看见同事侯保妻子萨维丽娜曾经出现在那个时段的事实，而在此后警方的询问里他一再为他们开脱，这件事让侯保夫妇和他成为了朋友，更出格的是朗蒂尔爱上了萨维丽娜，为了他们能在一起，在萨维丽娜的蛊惑下他甚至差一点谋杀侯保，他的胆怯让侯保逃生，可是，情欲的煎熬又让他无法摆脱和萨维丽娜的关系，但他得知女孩有了新欢，嫉妒使他失去了理智，在一次舞会后他杀了女孩后逃逸，第二天早上，他登上火车，等待他的将是怎样的归宿？！
回复 :Un professeur d’histoire qui habite avec son amie d’enfance part pour aller vivre avec une autre femme: sa vie se délite, il abandonne ses cours et se met à boire.
回复 :特罗哥中尉被派往帝国边境“鞑靼人的荒漠”上的巴斯蒂亚诺城堡。满腔热情的他渴望为国效力，建立功勋；他期待歼灭敌人，但这期待已久的敌人却始终没有露面。特罗哥中尉最终与所有的前辈军官一样，耗尽了自己的意志和生命，最终换来的只是一声叹息。这是一部描写“期待” 的卡夫卡式作品，展现了人性的扭曲与异化，巴斯蒂亚诺城堡的军人形象十分典型：惨遭横祸的士兵、葬身沙场的伯爵、在荒野自尽的上尉……所有这一切皆是荒诞的人生写照，无不折射出人生的无谓与凄凉。本片被意大利评论界认为是该国70年代最优秀的影片之一。
回复 :This 1992 Japanese film tells the story of a scientist who sets out to create the new "super Adam and Eve", humans who cannot be controlled by their emotions. Of course, the end result it not exactly what the good doctor expects.comments from imdb:This modern tale of an attempt to build a creature is one of the best "horror" films ever made, even if its not a horror film but something else entirely. Certainly its on my short list of all time great films.This film was introduced to me by someone who told me "I have this film that probably one of the best films you'll ever see. It will move you and touch you and make you think, but if I told you what it is and told you how its done you will think its the stupidest thing on the face of it and you won't watch it." Intrigued I asked what did he mean, and he said, "Well its a Frankenstein story, with a very goofy sort of edge, but which uses it to its advantage." My ears perked up, and I being a trusting soul took the tape and watched it. I was blown away.The plot concerns a mad scientist attempting to make a new Adam and Eve in the wake of a suicidal plague that is ravaging the world. Locked up in his lab his experiments go differently then either he or we expect. Some of it is silly (The bolts in the neck, the wrestling moves...), all of it is touching and thought provoking.I can not recommend this movie enough. If you are willing to take the film on its terms and allow it to tell its story then I urge you to seek this film out and see it. This is an undiscovered gem that will stay with you forever.15 out of 10 and then some. 10/10Also known as "The Last Frankenstein", this is an extraordinary, impeccably produced horror film. Director Takeshi Kawamura uses Mary Shelley's novel as a mere launching pad for an exploration of subjects as diverse and fascinating as the nature of love, desire, suicide, mass hypnosis, sex, alienation and jealousy.And though the film is dense with subtext, it is also stunningly photographed and rich in atmosphere and detail. The performances are all amazing and Kawamura's sensitive handling of the strange, delicate relationships between the characters results in an emotionally charged, angst-ridden tragedy.The scenes of the confused, troubled monster hurtling through a fog-shrouded forest at night are memorable and striking, as is a brilliant home movie-style montage of the film's more curious characters enjoying a precious afternoon at the beach. Kawamura creates resonating visual poetry of horror and sadness barely sighted since Todd Browning's classic "Freaks".Intelligent, emotional, tragic and real, this is an absolute gem. 9/10
