15岁的少年米夏·伯格（大卫·克劳斯 David Kross 饰）偶遇36岁的中年神秘女列车售票员汉娜（凯特·温丝莱特 Kate Winslet 饰），后来两个发展出一段秘密的情人关系。汉娜最喜欢躺在米夏怀里听米夏为他读书，她总是沉浸在那朗朗的读书声中。年轻的米夏沉溺于这种关系不能自拔的同时，却发现他自己根本不了解汉娜。忽然有一天，这个神秘女人不告而别，米夏在短暂的迷惑和悲伤之后，开始了新的生活。...
Charles Murdock neglects his fat and lazy wife in favor of Juliet Raeburn but, when Juliet's name is involved in murder, he marries Viola and takes her to Paris....
Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home....