The film "Alias" is adapted from a real case in New York in 1906. The famous architect Stanford White (the designer of Madison Square Garden) was murdered by a young millionaire who had an affair with Mrs. White. Jealousy and mental disorder were the causes of this tragedy, and also the inspiration for Chabrol to shoot this film a century later. He wrote a "real psychological story" that took place in Lyon, as always exposing the hypocrisy, depravity and criminal desire hidden in the upper class. Gabrielle (Ludivine Sagnier), a young female weather forecaster, met Charles Saint-Denis (François Berléand), a famous writer who was more than 30 years older than her, married but advocated sexual freedom, in the studio and fell in love with him. Her body and soul belonged to two different men: an aging and eccentric famous writer, and a young and insane millionaire. Although she married the latter, an unexpected crime followed. Chabrol directed a film every year on average, and no matter it was praised or criticized, it would become the focus of the French film industry in that season. Last year, "The Desire of Power" was well received, and this year's film naturally became another masterpiece that people were looking forward to during the summer vacation. The key character of this film, the girl Gabrielle, was played by the new generation French actress Ludeville Sanet. According to the director's idea, she had the most important role. She had to deal with two men and fully demonstrate her "two-sided" personality, while also making the audience recognize her naivety and innocence. For Sanet, who had just become famous with "Eight Beauties" and "Love Song", being able to get guidance from Chabrol was undoubtedly an excellent learning opportunity. (Reprinted from "European Times")