Set during the last days of the civil war that followed the Russian Revolution. The Crimea Peninsula is the last stronghold of the White Guard, and the Red Army is planning the final assault. The first story line of the movie follows two Red Army soldiers unlikely friends Nekrasov and Karyakin. The second story line is about a White Guard officer Brusentsov who is devoted to Russia and his cause but sees it being destroyed day by day.
故事发生在1860年的巴黎,杜弗先生(安德烈·加布里埃洛 André Gabriello 饰)带着妻子(雅内·马尔肯 Jane Marken 饰)、女儿昂利艾特(西尔维娅·巴塔耶 Sylvia Bataille 饰),以及在店里帮忙的小伙计安纳道尔(Paul Temps 饰)一起前往乡间度假,他们的目的地是布兰叔叔(让·雷诺阿 Jean Renoir 饰)经营的小旅店。 乡间的景色十分的怡人,气温也恰到好处,吃过晚饭后,杜弗先生带着安纳道尔去钓鱼了,亨利(Georges D'Arnoux 饰)和赫多尔夫则陪着杜弗太太以及昂利艾特去湖上划船。哪知道杜弗夫人和赫多尔夫之间竟然碰撞出了激情的火花,而昂利艾特也难敌亨利的热烈攻势,顺势倒在了他的臂弯中。
为了修复感情裂痕,安娜和尤汉来到朋友海边的别墅度假。海泳时,他们偶遇失足礁石而意外受伤的陌生女人。安娜和尤汉将她和她丈夫收留进别墅,假装是屋子的主人。谁知,这一决定竟引发了一连串的伪装、角色扮演和心理游戏,事态也一步步走向暴力冲突和灾难的边缘…… Intent on repairing a rift in their relationship, Anna and Juhan retreat to a seaside house lent to them by well-heeled friends. After witnessing an accident on rocky shore, they take in a wounded woman and her husband - a couple they find they have a lot in common with. Anna and Juhan begin to pretend they own the house, engaging their guests in a game of domination that propels their relationship to the brink of destruction.