Paris, the late 1960s. Madame Claude is at the head of a flourishing business dedicated to prostitution that gives her power over both the french political and criminal worlds. But the end of her empire is closer than she thinks.
Set over the course of a single evening in the Reynolds family home in suburban Connecticut, Clara's Ghost tells the story of Clara Reynolds who, fed up with constant ribbing from her self-absorbed showbiz family, finds solace in and guidance from the supernatural force she believes is haunting her.
弗兰克(保罗·纽曼 Paul Newman 饰)是一名律师,职业之外,他唯一的爱好就是喝酒,然而喝酒误事,导致弗兰克的业界名声一路走低。为了挽回声誉,弗兰克的朋友米基(杰克·瓦尔登 Jack Warden 饰)给他介绍了一宗大案,一名女子在教会医院中由于医疗事故而陷入了昏迷,弗兰克要帮助女子向医院讨回公道。 对于弗兰克来说,这是一桩难得的好差事,因为他只需要和被告达成庭外和解,就可以有不菲的赔偿金纳入囊中,可是,当他逐渐开始了解整个事件的来龙去脉之后,心中油然而生的正义感令他决定将这起事故追究到底。一边是弗兰克势单力薄,一边是有大企业撑腰的辩方律师,这场官司会迎来怎样的结局呢?