交换:朋友的妻子

　　保险经纪人叶永信(陈家乐 饰)某天接到一通神秘来电，电话中的男子问自杀后多久可以拿到赔偿，随后他接到上司通知有客户指定他去跟进保单，叶上门拜访时亲眼目睹一个孩子吊死在屋中，他随即认定客户为诈取保险金而杀害儿子，决心暗中对朱重德(黄秋生 饰)和沈子玲(林嘉欣 饰)夫妇展开调查，恐吓随即接二连三发生在他及恋人文惠仪(汤怡 饰)身上，在又一起命案发生后，他愕然发觉事情和他的判断并不一样…

 改编自赛珍珠的普立兹奖小说，是好莱坞在三十年代开始注意东方题材的代表性作品。影片虽是描写中国农村夫妇的悲剧故事，但主角均由美国人扮演，导演悉尼．弗兰克林也采取西方古典电影的风格来处理，在制作上相当严谨认真。剧情描写保罗．茂尼与路易丝．莱娜本来是贫困的农民，面对饥荒的威胁甚至以烤土充饥。后来茂尼得到了一笔财富，竟整天花天酒地迷恋情妇，莱娜只有发挥贤妻的耐性期待丈夫浪子回头。今天看来类似故事已显得老套，但本片的拍摄与特技表现杰出，路易丝．莱娜亦获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。

　　Two sisters living separate lives on different continents are reunited on a Mediterranean Island. The two barely have time to bond and revive family ties as Kate, the elder, meets a group of locals and agrees to an exciting ride on a hot air balloon. But disaster strikes and as the result of a freak accident, the balloon is carried far out to sea. Their cell phones out of range, and the balloon running out of gas, Kate and her friends are battling for their lives. While, back on land, the younger sister, Liz, has become an unwanted "material witness" to a crime. Matters then take a dramatic twist, one that will mark their lives forever.