剧情：克里斯托弗（本尼迪克特?康伯巴奇 Benedict Cumberbatch 饰）是个信仰骑士时代的传统道德的贵族绅士，正直隐忍，洁身自好。而西尔维亚（丽贝卡?豪尔 Rebecca Hall 饰）是个典型的交际花，有着众多情人的她过着终日纸醉金迷的生活。然而意外的怀孕让她不得不为了挽救名声，嫁给了保守的克里斯托弗。婚后枯燥无味的生活和丈夫的冷漠隐忍都让西尔维亚抓狂，她开始用尽一切手段来刺激克里斯托弗。西尔维亚与旧情人私奔成了二人矛盾的开始，然而两人的宗教信仰都不允许其离婚。就这样，这段勉强维持的婚姻让两个人陷入了无尽的折磨中。意外的机会克里斯托弗认识了思想激进，学识深厚的现代女性瓦伦仃（阿德莱德?克莱蒙丝 Adelaide Clemens 饰），进一步的接触让这两个看似不同世界的人相爱了，可世俗的羁绊却阻挠着两人对这段感情的进一步发展。同时西尔维亚也意... Story is set against the backdrop of WWI and follows Christopher Tietjens, a top civil servant from a background of wealth and privilege, whose marriage flounders almost as soon as it begins. He falls in love with another woman, but he remains honorable for some considerable time to Sylvia who has several affairs. On top of this, Chris is dealing with shell shock and partial memory loss that he endures during the war.