故事發生在19世紀末的巴黎,在燈紅酒綠的上流社會中,一位名為露易絲(達尼爾·達黎歐 Danielle Darrieux 飾)的貴婦顯得格外耀眼。露易絲的丈夫是一名極具威信的將軍,故事要從將軍送給露易絲的一副耳環說起。 為了償還賭債,露易絲將耳環低價賣給了一位珠寶商人,對丈 夫則謊稱耳環丟失。迫於將軍的名望,珠寶商人將事情的真相如實告知。將軍不聲不響的將耳環買了回來,轉手送給了相好許久的情婦勞拉(Lia Di Leo 飾)以討其歡心,可是沒過多久,這副耳環便輾轉來到了意大利外交官德納提(維托里奧·德·西卡 Vittorio De Sica 飾)的手中並最終物歸原主回到了露易絲的身邊。
A close-knit family is disrupted when the father fails to resurface during a professional dive. No funeral, no goodbye, just a house full of memories. Burdened by the elusive loss, Merel evades her husband's death and everything related to it. Her young children become entangled in their search for answers, eventually bringing the family to a hard stand. Merel has no choice but...