这部影片是法国导演Andre Cayatte 1950年之力作，为1950年法国电影空洞时期填补了一定的空白。
电影讲的是法国的司法改革，为了显示司法的公正性，法国政府改革了开庭形式。20个从法国各地各行业邀请来的人成了新式法庭的临时法官，审判的是一个没有犯罪的罪人，为了爱情她甘愿受到惩罚。在审判期间，每个临时法官的生活都起了很大的变化，最后对“罪犯埃尔莎”的判决更是难上加难。影片让我们清晰的了解了法国司法改革的全过程，把50年代的法国风貌很好的展示在我们的眼前。

The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.

1973 film by Fred Zinnemann