简介：Inthiseerie,atmospherictale,ayoungwomanisonatrainwhensheseessomepeopleshethinkssheknowsfromherchildhood.Onarrivinghome,herhusbandtellsherthatacertaincountesshasdied.Atthatpoint,thefilmcutstoasceneofthecountesssinginginamausoleumwhilethevisualimageofthegraveyard'smanytombstonespassesbeforeone'seyes.Backhome,thehusband--alsoa"father-figure"--islookingoverhiscollectionofwoodenangels.Sometimeelapses,andhesurreptitiouslyseesathiefcomedownthroughthechimney,stealsomethings,andthenleave.Tocombatanyrecurrence,hebuildsaniron,escape-proofcagearoundthefireplace,andthengoesawayonatrip.Whenhecomesback,hefindsthethiefdeadinthecage.Thusfar,thecamerahasonlyshownthehusbandinprofileorfromtheback.Thenthereisanotherstoryaboutayounggirl,withaspiteful,nastymother,whoistryingtocopewithherownattractiontoaman.Whenshegrowsup,sheeithercommitssuicideormanagestoleavethepastbehindher.Isthislittlegirlthesamemarriedwomanonthetrainatthebeginningofthefilm?Inthefinal,dramaticscenes,theviewersseethehusbandfull-faceforthefirsttime,asheconfrontshiswife.-EleanorMannikka,AllMovieGuide…