In Lille, Claire Gauthier is an ordinary married woman with a young daughter that works in an insurance company analyzing losses of insured properties. When the single veterinary Laurent Kessler claims damage in his basement caused by a flooding due to water leakage, Claire resolves the situation favorably for him. The weird Laurent visits Claire in her office successively, inviting her for drinks and lunch, and they get close to each other. Meanwhile, a serial killer is terrorizing Lille, killing women with a scalpel. Claire feels a great attraction for Laurent, who has an unusual behavior in her apartment. When Claire sees a scalpel in the pocket of Laurent's jacket, she fears him, but still loves him.

2003 film by Claude Miller

故事发生在1865年的法国南部，流浪汉狄默提（纳威尔·佩雷兹·毕斯卡亚特 Nahuel Pérez Biscayart 饰）来到了这里，为了避人耳目，他假装自己是聋哑人，在这里的一座小村庄中住了下来。在村子里，狄默提邂逅了名为约瑟芬（伊希尔·勒·贝斯柯 Isild Le Besco 饰）的女子，美丽善良的约瑟芬一下子就吸引了狄默提的注意。
约瑟芬的父亲休斯（让-克劳德·古卢姆伯格 Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat 饰）是一个热情好客的男人，他慷慨的邀请狄默提来家里做客，可休斯的善意却并没有得到狄默提的回报。狄默提用一种古老而又邪恶的方法催眠的约瑟芬，将她带进深山老林之中肆意凌辱。