Robert Desnos 的诗Two people stand on a road, out of focus. Seen distorted through a glass, they retire upstairs to a bedroom where she undresses. He says, Adieu. Images: the beautiful girl, a starfish in a jar, city scenes, newspapers, tugboats. More images: starfish, the girl. How beautiful she is. Repeatedly. He advances up the stair, knife in hand, starfish on the step. Three people stand on a road, out of focus. How beautiful she was. How beautiful she is. Beautiful.《破灭》花费巴尔扎克八年之久，它能够被看做是巴尔扎克的一部人生小说。