阿尔莫多瓦编导的第二部作品，安东尼奥·班德拉斯出演配角。影片中再次体现出了那种及时行乐以及性乱的题材，阿尔莫多瓦展开了以后贯穿他作品的“性”主题：性迷乱、性倒错、同性恋、乱伦等等。对这些不容于道德主义的主题，阿尔莫多瓦采取了一种宽容甚至是理解的暧昧态度，赋予这些"不堪入目"的

　　Paul was raised as a girl after his sister died. He has been collecting dolls ever since.　　But that has left him troubled and he was unable to cope