1946年一個(gè)雨夜，小家莫里斯·德里克斯（爾夫·費(fèi)恩Ralph Fiennes 飾）邂逅身為外交官故友亨利·爾斯（斯蒂·瑞 Stephen Rea 飾）。從亨利口中莫里斯得知方的妻子莎（朱麗安·爾 Julianne Moore 飾）似乎正有段外遇 ，這令他妒火中。原來，兩前莫里斯曾莎拉暗通款，兩人經(jīng)常著亨利共享水之歡。但一次大轟炸后，莎拉卻床底上絕然去。始終耿于懷的莫里接受了亨利請(qǐng)求，幫助友調(diào)查莎拉行蹤，然而果卻令他唏不已，感慨多…… 本片根據(jù)格雷厄·格林（Graham Greene）1951年的神秘浪漫主的自傳體小改編，并榮2000年英國電影和電藝術(shù)學(xué)院獎(jiǎng)佳劇本獎(jiǎng)?
A superstitious, illiterate young gypsy servant girl comes to live with a solitary female artist at her country chateau. The girl has recurring nightmares of a naked man on horseback assaulting and abusing her. As the artist takes the girl under her wing, an sensuous relationship develops between them. At the same time, the naked horseman begins to appear in reality. The girl, convinced that he represents her doom, resists him; but the artist is intrigued and a bizarre erotic triangle is established.
