本片主要讲述了高贵富有的寡妇Anna与婚前情人Charles重逢，旧情复燃。但是Anna出奇冷静的态度令Charles心灰意冷。于是Charles在巴黎与一名年轻迷人的家庭教师Sophy发生了一段恋情。恋情过后，Charles应邀到Anna的庄园小住，两人相互表述衷肠。不料不久，不知事情真相的Sophy来到Anna的庄园做家庭教师，并且无意间得到了Anna的弟弟，Owen的心。Sophy与Charles的情事败露后，Sophy拒绝了Owen的求婚，与一个富有的老太太远走印度；Owen也离家远行疗伤。Set in early 1900's France, a widow renews a former romantic interest until it is discovered that he has had a past fling with one of her new employees, a nanny. This sets the two women into many well-mannered accusations and conversations, but no modern brawling, and puts him in the middle or possibly on the outside.