上世纪70年代的苏格兰，国精一个略带神经质的女子贝丝（艾米丽·沃森 Emily Watson 饰）不顾宗教束缚嫁给了石油工人亚恩（斯特兰·斯卡斯加德 Stellan Skarsgård 饰）。恩爱生活并不长久，国精亚恩在一次石油作业中身负重伤，沦为瘫痪。贝丝非常难受，甚至觉得是自己的欲望导致了这个悲剧。为了唤醒丈夫的生命力，贝丝挑逗不同的男人，和他们发生关系，让亚恩的病情可以被情欲的力量征服。丈夫的病情竟然有了好转，然而，村里的人都对贝丝投以唾弃的目光，贝丝亦被送进精神病院。为爱牺牲的信念在贝丝心中强烈燃烧，将再一次把她逼入绝境。
回复 :本片叙述苏联入侵美国，并屠杀美国的居民，居民都无力反抗，此时有一群年青人联合起来对抗入侵者……
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回复 :By 1820, Edmund Kean is the most admired Shakespearan actor. But if his art is peerless, his free lifestyle is ill thought of, particularly by the high society. Kean has fallen passionately in love with Countess Elena de Koefeld, the wife of the ambassador of Denmark. Elena loves him too but hesitates to give up her rank in society and follow Kean. On the other hand, Anna, a rich heiress who refuses to marry Lord Mewill, the husband chosen by her parents, confesses her love for Kean and decides to become an actress like him... The aristocrats, outraged by Edmund's profligate ways, decide to boycott his performances and his career is broken. Kean does not recover from such a blow and, on a stormy night, dies in Elena's arms.
回复 :高剔红（陆小芬 饰）十二岁便失去了父母，十六岁弟弟亦死于意外，悲惨的童年经历让高剔红早早就看透了世间的人情冷暖世态炎凉，她明白，在这个世界上，她能够依靠的，只有自己。离开了深爱的渔夫秦江海（任达华 饰），高剔红卯足了劲，想方设法终于嫁入豪门，然而，厄运紧跟其后，几年之后，高剔红带着年仅五岁的儿子成为了寡妇。然而，命运并没有将高剔红打垮，她和天斗和地斗和人斗，终于成为了一家之主，可是，手中所掌握的金钱和权利无法填满她空虚的心灵，就在此时，家中一位长工的出现吸引了她的注意，因为这位长工有着和秦江海极为相似的容貌，令高剔红情不自禁。
