Damned

Durtal, a shy, censorious man, is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the monstrous fifteenth-century child-murderer thought to be the original for 'Bluebeard'. Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life, Durtal seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself in another age.

Durtal, un om timid, cenzurator, scrie o biografie a lui Gilles de Rais, monstruosul ucigas de copii din secolul al XV-lea despre care se crede ca este originalul pentru ,,Barba Albastra". Plictisit si dezgustat de vulgaritatea vietii de zi cu zi, Durtal cauta alinare spirituala cufundandu-se intr-o alta epoca.