一个迷恋漫画书的连环杀人狂教他的儿子如何逃脱一系列残忍的谋杀，直到男孩和一个神秘的男子成为朋友，此人威胁要揭露他们家可怕的秘密。。。

ForLeGenoud'ArtemideJean-MarieStraubonceagainchoseadialoguebyCesarePavese.Andnotjustanydialogue,butonethattearsopenapainful,mysticalabyssbetweenloveandtheoneleftbehind.Thefilmisonesingleexhilarationandonesinglerush,aspellanddispersionintonature.Itrisesfromadarkscreenandchanttodisappearinthewoodswiththewhisperofthewind.Ithaslittletodowithwhatisgenerallycalled«cinema».Ithasonefootintheworldbeyond.Naturehastenmilliontimestheimaginationofthemostimaginativeofartists.(Jean-MarieStraub)