百年50部英文烧脑电影赏析:[12]From Hell 来自地狱

A rare, clever, horror film.

一部罕见的、有独创性的惊险影片。

——Kim Newman, Empire Magazine

Overall, this is an extremely creepy production, with glorious cinematography, a grim score and solid acting.

总的来说，这是一部令人毛骨悚然的作品，有着非常好的摄影艺术、恐怖的配乐和一流的表演。

——JoBlo, JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Very interesting movie, they hardly make them like this anymore. I recommend this for anyone who's into these my stery/detective type mo vies.

非常有趣的影片，现在能拍成像这样的影片已经很少见了。我推荐这部影片给任何一个喜欢这些神秘/侦探类型电影的人。

——Izo K

In 1888, Mary Kelly(Heather Graham)and her small group of London prostitutes trudge through unrelenting daily misery. When their friend Ann Crook(Joanna Page)is kidnapped, they are drawn into a conspiracy with links higher up than they could possibly imagine. The kidnapping is soon followed by the gruesome murder of another woman, Martha Tabram(Samantha Spiro), and it becomes apparent that they are being hunted down, one by one as various prostitutes are murdered and mutilated post mortem.

The murder of Martha and her companions grabs the attention of Whitechapel Police Inspector Frederick Abberline(Johnny Depp), a brilliant yet troubled man whose police work is often aided by his psychic ‘Visions’ Abberline's investigations reveal that the murders, while gruesome, imply that an educated person is responsible due to the precise and almost surgical method used. Ann is found a few days later in asylum having been lobotomized after officials and doctors supposedly found her to be insane. It is implied this was done to silence her. Abberline consults Sir William Gull(Ian Holm), a physician to the Royal Family, drawing on his experience and knowledge of medicine. These findings, coupled with his superiors impeding his investigations, point to a darker and organized conspiracy. Abberline becomes deeply involved with the case, which takes on personal meaning to him when he and Mary begin to fall in love.

Abberline deduces that Masonic influence is definitely present in these crimes. His superior, a high ranking Freemason himself, then makes direct intervention and suspends Abberline. It is then revealed that Gull is the killer He has been killing the witnesses to painter Albert Sickert(Mark Dexter)'s forbidden Catholic marriage to Crook, who bore his legitimate daughter Alice. Sickert is actually Prince Edward, grandson of reigning Queen Victoria(Liz Moscrop), and therefore Alice is heir to the British throne. Gull himself is a Freemason and his increasingly sinister behavior lends an insight into his murderous, but calculated mind. Rather than publicly charge Gull, the Freemasons decide to lobotomize Gull to protect the Royal family from the scandal. Gull defiantly states he has no equal among men, remaining unrepentant up to his lobotomy, resulting in him becoming invalid just as Ann had been. Mary Kelly doesn't die; Gull earlier mistook Ada whom Liz said was from France(but is from “Brussels”— Belgium), for Maty and he kills her instead Mary lives with Alice in a cottage on a cliff by the sea. Abberline is found dead of an opium overdose, knowing he can never see Mary again without endangering her.

1888年，伦敦妓女玛丽·凯莉(海瑟·格拉汉姆饰)与其他妓女一直过着拮据的生活。然而，这群妓女突然卷入了一场难以捉摸的恐怖事件中，先是妓女安·克鲁克(乔安娜·佩吉饰)被绑架，紧接着另一名妓女玛莎·塔布连(萨曼莎·斯皮诺饰)惨遭杀害。她们发现自己已成为一起连环杀人案的目标，一个接一个地被杀害并且分尸。

这起连环杀人案引起了怀特查佩尔警局侦查员弗雷德·艾柏林(约翰尼·德普饰)的注意，艾柏林的生活麻烦重重，但他头脑灵活，还拥有一种超感应能力，在工作中发挥了重要作用。艾柏林调查发现，这个残忍的凶手懂得精准的外科医生刀法，由此推断此人受教育程度较高。数天后，警察和医生在一间收容所里找到了安，发现凶手为了封口，为她实施了脑白质切除术，导致她精神崩溃。艾柏林还向皇室医生威廉·吉尔先生(伊安·霍姆饰)请教有关医学方面的知识。艾柏林的调查取得进展，但他的上级却一直阻挠，一个黑暗的有组织的阴谋浮出水面。此时，艾柏林已与玛丽相爱，深陷这场阴谋中。

艾柏林推断此案与共济会有关，他的上司作为共济会的一名高级会员，直接插手此案并暂停艾柏林的职务。其实，

吉尔正是凶手，他的作案目标是画家艾伯特·斯科特(马克·戴克斯特饰)与克鲁克婚礼的见证人，斯科特原是英国维多利亚女王(利兹·摩斯科瑞普饰)的孙子爱德华王子，当年他违背皇室的意愿与妓女克鲁克举行了天主教婚礼，还生下了女儿爱丽丝，因此爱丽丝具有皇室继承权。作为共济会的成员，吉尔凭借自己精明的头脑为皇室处理知情者，手段越来越残忍。共济会为了保护皇室的丑闻，决定不公开处置吉尔，而是为他实施脑白质切除术。吉尔认为自己没有错，表示即使受到不公平的对待，面临脑白质切除术也不后悔，结果就像安那样，接受手术后精神错乱。由于利兹说艾达来自法国(实际上她来自比利时的布鲁塞尔)，吉尔误把艾达当成玛丽杀害。影片的结尾，玛丽·凯莉幸存，带着爱丽丝生活在海边悬崖上的小屋中。艾柏林明白为了保护玛丽的性命安全，此生再也无法与其相见，在绝望中过量吸食鸦片而身亡。