Leigh VanVoreen had to escape from Farthinggale Manor and the secrets she harbored. She fell into the arms of Luke Casteel, whose devotion promised her hope. Only Luke knew her deepest secret. Bravely she bore the local folks' suspicions as she grasped for the happiness that had long eluded her, awaiting the birth of her child and hoping for a chance at happily-ever-after....
英国女子艾德娜(Judy Davis 饰)与未来的婆婆摩尔夫人远赴印度,此行既为了探望艾德娜在印度做地方法官的未婚夫朗尼,亦可同时拓展视野。艾德娜的心思不在白人之间的交际活动,而是更渴望了解印度的异域风情,并因此与当地医生艾斯结识,艾斯对英国人充满纯洁的敬佩之情,虽然偶有失望,但他仍然为摩尔太太的优雅气质赞叹、时常帮助白人解围不惜让自己陷入尴尬。好心的艾斯为了满足艾德娜的愿望,担任向导带领艾德娜与摩尔太太参观郊外的马拉巴山洞,岂料两名女士在山洞中倍感不适,艾德娜更是浑身伤痕的跑出了山洞……此行引起轩然大波,英方认为艾斯对艾德娜欲行不轨,将其监禁。艾斯的命运,此刻掌握在了艾德娜的手中。...