费迪南德(让-保罗·贝尔蒙多 Jean Paul Belmondo 饰)经受着一段糟糕的婚姻,又不幸被公司开除。他在一个无趣的聚会上遇见前女友玛丽安娜(安娜·卡里娜 Anna Karina 饰),重燃旧情。厌烦一切的他决定抛妻弃子同她一起逃离。他跟着玛丽安娜去了她的公寓 ,发现一具尸体,接着很快发现她正在被黑帮追杀。在相处期间,玛丽安娜给费迪南德取了个昵称:皮埃罗。他们开车奔向南方,一路上疯狂抢杀。当他们到了法国,两人关系开始紧张。皮埃罗不再读书、思考、写日记,玛丽安娜也厌倦了这种生活,坚持要回城里。他们在一个夜店里遇到黑帮,混乱中两人失散了。皮埃罗疯狂寻找玛丽安娜,两人最终重聚。玛丽安娜利用皮埃罗得到一箱钱,之后逃走去找自己真正的男友——之前她多次提到的哥哥。皮埃罗开枪打死玛丽安娜和她的男友,将自己的脸涂成蓝色,身上绑上炸药。最后一秒,他后悔了,试图摁灭导火索,但是失败了,炸药砰地一声爆炸了。 本片获得1965年威尼斯电影节金狮奖提名。
In a complex tale of interweaving relationships, a Greek immigrant in London explores the meaning of what it is to love and heal. Poised follows the story of Aris, a gay Occupational Therapist who carries the weight of a previous relationship gone wrong. Yet, a chance encounter with Richard seems to allow him the chance to love again. As Aris' relationship with Richard deepens, so too does his friendship with Anna, a patient in his care who suffers from a rare neurological syndrome that leaves her paralysed. Anna recovers the use of her limbs, but finds that she has come to rely on Aris for much more than just his support. In fact, her discovery that her husband has been unfaithful during her illness triggers the realisation that her feelings for Aris are romantic. The ties that bind emotion and propriety begin to unravel, and the tangled net that is woven will hold a secret that will catch them all.