弗朗西斯(安·托德 Ann Todd 饰)自幼失去了父母沦为孤儿,被监护人尼克尔斯收养,两人过着相依为命的生活。尼克尔斯在弗朗西斯的身上发现了极高的音乐天赋,于是送她去罗伊尔音乐学院深造。在那里,弗朗西斯邂逅了名为皮特的年轻人。尼克尔斯认为两人之间的这段感情会影响弗朗西斯的学业,于是将她带去了巴黎,很快,才华横溢的弗朗西斯就在巴黎获得了极高的声望,最终成为了红极一时的钢琴家。 回到伦敦之后,弗朗西斯遇见了画家马克斯维尔,两人很快就坠入了情网之中。占有欲极强的尼克尔斯当然反对这段感情,无奈之下,弗朗西斯决定和恋人私奔。
Italy, late thirties. The regime of Mussolini are sent Italian volunteers to the civil war in Spain. On the background of a peaceful village landscapes, behind the walls of the old farmhouses Florianna creating its own dictatorship everything is run by her brother Guido, who requires unquestioning obedience to his will www.molikan.com. He believes all women around is his property, and, as a rooster in the hen house, he constantly confirm this action. His young son Alberto is his problem - all is not similar to the father. He dreams of breaking free from the dictatorial care. When his beautiful cousin Gloria comes to the estate, novel flashes between young people. Guido learns that his sister is going to bequeath her estate to his unworthy son. This heralds a tragic ending.