本片啟發自小說家奈莉‧阿坎的成就與一生,一位法國和魁北克的文學之星,她的小說靈感來自於身為職業伴侶的親身經驗。奈莉最終以自殺結束她年僅36歲、短暫而絢爛的生命。
讲述了Lewis在10岁那年意外丧母后的成长经历。同时折射出英国战后发展期的社会百态,充满了浪漫主义色彩。背景设定为1950s。
Lewis (George Mackay - Pride) is 10 years old when Elizabeth (Hattie Morahan - The Bletchley Circle) his beloved mother dies, leaving him alone with a father, Gilbert (Greg Wise - Sense And Sensibility), he barely knows after years away at war. When Gilbert remarries the fragile Alice (Jessic...