由于一位澳洲有名的画家的一幅「受难的威妮丝」在教堂的展示,在三十年代的教会里引发极大的震撼,每个人都怀着惊讶的眼光,质疑为何这位受难的威妮丝,身后背着十字架,却全身裸体,一丝不挂。一位年轻的英国教会工作人员安东尼康平,陪同妻子接到教会最高当局的指示到画家的故乡拜访,试图说服他放弃...更多>
Giddy: ...did you know it could be dangerous to wake somebody up when they're dreaming, well, because you leave part of your brain behind. And if it happens too many times, you go feeble in the head. Sheela: Yeah. You're living proof. Norman Lindsay: [reading from newspaper] The repetitious excesses of Norman Lindsay have long been a source of consternation to clean-living citizens of this country. For many years he has painted men and women who seem to be slaves of cocaine or a similar drug which has reduced them to frenzied and shameless morbidity. Today, however, not content with scorning all standards of public decency, he has chosen to profane the most sacred image of the Christian church, the Crucifixion.