东汉末年。庐江郡小吏焦仲卿娶了刘兰芝为妻,二人恩爱非常。但焦母对儿媳处处刁难,三年之中,兰芝受尽辛苦和屈辱,终于对仲卿说“君家妇难为”。而焦母相中一女子秦罗敷,打算为子另配婚姻,因而逼迫仲卿休妻。仲卿虽苦苦哀求,但终未能令其母回心转意。兰芝被休回家路上,仲卿追至互诉衷肠,两人发誓都不再婚嫁,仲卿让兰芝回家相守,他再恳求母亲收回成命。太守之子因曾听过兰芝弹奏箜篌,十分倾慕,闻得兰芝被休,即遣媒提亲。兰芝在兄长的逼迫下,只得应承。焦仲卿闻讯赶去质问兰芝,兰芝言明被逼无奈,若无转机,唯有一死。仲卿再求母亲未果。兰芝于新婚之期“举身向清池”,仲卿也履行誓言“自挂东南枝”,两人均殉情而亡。 两家求合葬,合葬华山傍。 东西植松柏,左右种梧桐。 枝枝相覆盖,叶叶相交通。 中有双飞鸟,自名为鸳鸯。 仰头相向鸣,夜夜达五更。 ——摘自叙事长诗《孔雀东南飞》。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……
Roger directed for two days on a set left over from a previous production, and without a proper script. He hired Francis Coppola to write a script and finish the picture. After five weeks of shooting, Roger fired Francis, and hired me to finish the picture. Jack Hill was hired to write a new script with me. A lot of what Francis shot was thrown out, except for the stuff with the witch from WIZARD OF OZ. (Dorothy Newman), and I finished the picture in five days of shooting. All of the interiors are Roger's (with the exception of Francis's witch's lair), and most of the exteriors are mine. To the best of my recollection, and contrary to legend, Jack Nicholson did not direct any of the film.。