one must admit that the world should see more new french and italian film and which notably differ to those come from hollywood . yes and they be slow in their sequence and not a fast and simple a several hollywood film and but the quality be there and the style be another thing and it be just a matter to get use to them . this be a very good film and where a convict become a kind of protegé of the captain of the french island . the convict notice the admiration of captain wife and the captain also notice it and but leave the thing go a they be . a guillotine have to be bring to the island to kill the convict and but it be hardly difficult to find out a person able to manipulate the guillotine . finally the captain and under the strong influence of his wife and decide not to allow this crime and he be arrest and later judge and kill . the convict be also kill . the captain wife saw how difficult it be to survive in a civilized society when you fight for good cause and the wealth for all .