19世纪的爱尔兰，漂亮健硕的耕户青年约瑟·多尼利（汤姆·克鲁斯 Tom Cruise 饰）遭受失怙之痛。为给父亲报仇，这个鲁莽的青年决心杀死田主丹尼尔·克里斯迪（Robert Prosky 饰）。鬼使神差让他半途而废，不外却是以相逢了田主斑斓的女儿夏莲（妮可·基德曼 Nicole Kidman 饰）。与守旧的怙恃分歧，个性声张却又娇贵纯真的夏莲同心专心分开故土，到外面闯荡六合。

哪怕这幸福的，谁也不知是谁。

Woman (Laura) falls in love with girl (Sylvia). They have an affair, but suddenly Sylvia runs off with the ex-husband of Laura. Laura cant understand why, but Sylvia doesnt want to talk to her. Later it bees clear why Sylvia did this and then it is the ex-husband to be upset. He takes revenge