WhenschoolteacherHarrietWinslowgoestoMexicototeach,sheiskidnappedbyGen.TomasArroyoandhisrevolutionaries.AnagingAmerican,Ambrose"OldGringo"BiercealsoinMexico,befriendsGen.ArroyoandmeetsHarriet.Bierceisafamouswriter,whoknowingthatheisdying,wishestokeephisidentitysecretsohecandeterminehisownfate.ThoughhelikesArroyo,BiercetriestoprovoketheGeneral'sangerwheneverpossibleinanattempttogethimselfkilled,thusavoidingsufferingthroughhisillness.WinslowisintriguedbybothBierceandArroyo,andthemenareinturnattractedtoher.ShebecomesromanticallyinvolvedwithArroyo.WhenWinslowlearnsofBierce'strueidentity(awriterwhoseworkshehaslovedandrespectedforyears),sheissinglemindedlydeterminedtofulfillhisdyingwish影片采用冷静的艺术理念。影像修复技术让历史再现更完整，全彩处理丰富画面信息，画面技术增强空间感。技术运用保持适度，整体色彩追求真实。整体场面注重意义传达。色彩运用体现严谨精神，声音创作追求内敛效果。