In this Tony Award-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim, several fairy tale characters learn the hard way that the 'Happily Ever After' they sought isn't necessarily so happy after all.

长久以来，小镇居民们对菲利克斯（罗伯特·杜瓦尔 Robert Duvall 饰）的猜测和怀疑从未停歇。有人觉得他生性孤僻是个怪胎，有人觉得他犯下了什么不可饶恕的残酷罪行，有人甚至信誓旦旦的说他将灵魂交予了魔鬼换来了可怕的能力，总而言之，所有的言论最终都以这样的一句话来结尾——“要不然他怎么会常年躲在森林里不愿露面呢？”　　某一天，神秘的菲利克斯出现在了惊恐的居民们面前，他的出现除了带来恐慌外，还造就了大家茶余饭后的谈资，因为菲利克斯提出了一个非常奇怪的要求——举办一个他自己的葬礼。唯利是图的殡仪馆老板弗兰克（比尔·默瑞 Bill Murray 饰）看见了其中的商机并且揽下了这笔生意，但在葬礼的准备工作进行之际，弗兰克逐渐发现了菲利克斯那深藏于个人历史中的不为人知的秘密。

Vienna, 1920. The Austro-Hungarian Empire has collapsed. Peter Perg returns home from the Great War, after seven years as a Russian POW. Vienna is experiencing the multiplicity of political, social and artistic freedom, but also the rise of anti-democratic movements, insecurity and unemployment. Peter, a former police inspector, feels like a stranger in the new Austrian Republic. While wanting to leave town, Peter is confronted with the murder of one of his former comrades. He decides to stay and instead bring the killer to justice. His ally is Dr. Theresa Körner, a determined and cool-headed forensic doctor. The two are linked not only by this case, but also by a deeper, shared history. As their investigation progresses, they realise that they are not just up against a systematic killer, who tortures his victims, but also face disapproval and intrigue from within the police force. Though determined to solve the crime, Peter, harbouring his own secrets, increasingly becomes tormented by existential questions What is truth What is heroism in the time of war And all the while he fails to see the mounting danger before him.

深入人心的心理恐惧。自从她的父母在她年轻的时候失踪以来，卡米尔就受到了创伤。现在，二十年后的今天，提起诉讼的条件已经成熟。还是？