Marne Maitland

A murderous religious cult is way-laying travellers and stealing goods in nineteenth century India. As the disappearances mount and trade becomes difficult, the British East India Company is forced to act. But they give the job to an upper-class officer completely out-of-touch with the country rather than the obvious candidate who has been in India for years and well understand...

彼得·格林纳威1987年作品，英国学院奖最佳编剧、最佳美术指导提名；戛纳参赛片。导演是画家出身，其作品的影像风格自然都是别具一格的色彩斑斓。 　　美国建筑师Stourley Kracklite和他已经怀孕的年轻妻子Louisa来到罗马组织一个纪念18世纪富于幻想力的法国建筑 师Etienne-Louis Boullée的展览。然而Kracklite却被腹疾所折磨，Louisa则与身为展览赞助者的潇洒的年轻建筑师Caspasian Speckler眉来眼去。电影有个特别的焦点，肚皮——建筑师生病的肚皮和妻子怀孕的肚皮，圆滚滚的形状直让人想起Boullée设计的那些圆顶建筑……