A young Canadian nurse (Betsy) comes to the West Indies to care for Jessica, the wife of a plantatioA young Canadian nurse (Betsy) comes to the West Indies to care for Jessica, the wife of a plantation manager (Paul Holland). Jessica seems to be suffering from a kind of mental paralysis as a result of fever. When she falls in love with Paul, Betsy determines to cure Jessica even if she needs to use a voodoo ceremony, to give Paul what she thinks he wants.详情
殖民者与被殖民者互相围困控制,殖民者眼中被浪漫化的“异国风情”和存在于臆想中的他者形象(作为“异族”的当地黑人、受支配的女性)被巫术故事击破,作为Noir化、神秘化的《简爱》,它呈现出了令人惊叹的丰富多义(连作为谜底的“母亲下毒是否有用”也和《豹族》中“野兽逃脱还是豹人作祟”一样存在开放讨论的空间)。当然,和《简爱》一样,它本质上依然是一个爱情故事,浪漫的底色是阴森的气氛、诡异的巫毒仪式都遮掩不住的。
"Everything good dies here, even the stars.&