
根据JeanCocteau的剧本改编成的电影。<br/> ExcellentArgentinianSaslavskystartedhiscareerinSpainwiththisadaptionofastorybyCocteau.SetinTangierbutshotinSpain,theplotconcernsawoman(Felix)wholoseshermemoryafterkillingherhusbandwhowasabouttodivorceherbecauseofheraffairwithMaurizio(Gassman).Thedazedmurderessbefriendedbyayoungengineer(Brazzi)butherlovercatchesupwithherandforceshertorevealwhereherrichhusband'sjewelswerehidden.Sincesheputtheminthecoffintogetherwiththecorpse,themurderisdiscoveredbutGassmanbecomesthemainsuspectand,inadesperatebidtoescape,heiskilled.Theendseestheunfortunateadulteresssinkintomadnessassheembracesthedeadbodyoftheonlymanshereallyloved.Theplotisunraveledthroughnumerousflashbacksandpunctuatedwithdreamsequencesfullofhallucinatoryimagesofwitches,clutchinghandsemergingfromagrave,theblack-cladwidowbeingpursuedbyadwarfinabrilliantwhitecemetery,andthesymbolicblackcrownitself:theformationofravensastheycircleaboveacorpse.ThemoviewasreleasedinItalyas'Lacoronanera'.SaslavskymadeotherfilmsinEuropebutnonejustifiedthereputationwhichhadprecededhimonhisarrivalfromArgentina.ProducedbySueviaFilms,Madrid.







