改编自美国著名作家享利.詹姆斯的同名小说。　　故事描写了年轻美貌的伊莎贝尔.阿彻尔，拒绝了沃伯顿勋爵的求婚后去伦敦看望表兄和女友。在那里她又拒绝了卡斯珀.古德伍德的求婚。这时的她一心只想做一个自由人。但是，多年后她还是嫁给了吉尔伯特.奥斯蒙德，而他们的儿子却在摇篮里夭折了。后来伊莎贝尔在通信中了解到表兄拉尔夫病危，她不顾丈夫的反对动身去加登考特探望，与拉尔夫见了最后一面。　　表嫂告诉她，奥斯蒙德的女儿潘西是塞雷娜.默尔所生，这使她非常吃惊，难以相信……Blending an original score by Wojciech Kilar with complementary pieces by Schubert, this recording creates a definite mood. One of my favorite original pieces is the opening track, My Life Before Me which is so evocative that it's hard not to be touched by it in some way. This is not a sountrack full of generic, John Williams-like orchestrations; rather, each piece stands on its own. It's not necessary to be familiar with either the film or Henry James' original novel to appreciate this great soundtrack; while I may have some problems with the creative choices made by the director of the film, this disc is one of my all-time favorites of any genre.