西德故事片《古堡幽灵》是一部明显地受到“荒诞派”影响的影片(同时还有存在主义和“黑色幽默”的痕迹)。它具有“荒诞派”作品的一个共同特点,就是把自己的思想倾向寄寓于一种荒诞的形式表现出来。在他们那个社会里,荒诞的形式往往是一种极好的保护色,但对于我们来说,这却成了理解、把握其主题思想的一层障碍。但是,透过其荒诞形式,剔除掉无意义的闹剧成份和低级趣味,还是能认识其奥秘的。影片的主旨是丁斯介绍古堡时说的一段话:“过去的好时光也和今天一 West German feature The Ghost of the Castle is a clearly influenced film by the “absurd” (with traces of existentialism and “black humor”). It has a common feature of “absurd” works, that is, to display their own ideological tendency in an absurd form. In their society, the absurd form is often an excellent protective color, but to us it becomes an obstacle to understanding and grasping its thematic thinking. However, through its absurd form, it is still possible to recognize its mysteries by excluding insignificant farce elements and vulgar tastes. The main thrust of the film is that Dins talked about the castle when he said: "The good old days and the one today