影片追求去戏剧化的艺术追求。现代技术让历史影像获得新生，全彩修复丰富视觉层次，画面技术提升观看体验。技术运用保持低调，整体色彩偏向沉静。整体处理注重思想深度。色彩管理十分审慎，声音创作追求质朴自然。一个年轻的拿破仑军官追踪一个神秘的女人而来到一个年迈男爵的城堡，在那里他发现这个女人是听命于一个老巫婆，其最终目的是迫使男爵自杀……　　Rogerdirectedfortwodaysonasetleftoverfromapreviousproduction,andwithoutaproperscript.HehiredFrancisCoppolatowriteascriptandfinishthepicture.Afterfiveweeksofshooting,RogerfiredFrancis,andhiredmetofinishthepicture.JackHillwashiredtowriteanewscriptwithme.AlotofwhatFrancisshotwasthrownout,exceptforthestuffwiththewitchfromWIZARDOFOZ.(DorothyNewman),andIfinishedthepictureinfivedaysofshooting.AlloftheinteriorsareRoger's(withtheexceptionofFrancis'switch'slair),andmostoftheexteriorsaremine.Tothebestofmyrecollection,andcontrarytolegend,JackNicholsondidnotdirectanyofthefilm.