Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choice for his next project: an adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho." When the studio refuses to back the picture, Hitchcock decides to pay for it himself in exchange for a percentage of the profits. His wife, Alma Reville, has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless. Still, the production strains the couple's marriage.

本片是受奥地利剧作家亚瑟·施尼茨勒的《轮舞》的启发，导演费尔南多·梅里尔斯和编剧将原著中摩登又不停变化的螺旋叙事整合成一个故事，通过剧中人物串联起来：他们来自不同的国家和城市，共同讲述在21世纪生动，充满悬念又感人至深的爱情传说。故事起自维也纳，影片美妙的将巴黎，伦敦，布拉迪斯拉发，里约，丹佛和菲尼克斯，不同城市的人们编织出一幅简单却又令人如痴如醉的叙述。