Man of leisure Sir Richard (Edward Petherbridge) receives notification that his Uncle has died, bequeathing him his stately country manor and all its lands. On his return to England he immediately sets about taking stock of all legal matters concerning his new property, but during these dealings Sir Richard seems to be more than a little distracted, he hears strange noises from the ash tree outside his bedroom window.

Paxton, an amateur archeologist, travels to the town of Seaburgh and inadvertently stumbles across one of the lost crowns of Anglia, which, according to legend, protect the county from invasion. On digging the crown up, Paxton is stalked by its supernatural guardian.

这部电影，男主角一开始就死了，且再也没有活过来……颤栗扭曲的氛围、诡异的情感、罕见独特的叙事方式构成了一部颇有些不同寻常的英国电影。《爱的回忆》是部关于伤痛的片子，封面的老者要讲述的并不是爱情的阵痛或对告别过去的忧伤，而是真真实实的丧子之痛。这种伤痛即使坚忍了20多年，用单调的生活和枯燥的工作来压抑也依然无法抹去或遗忘，反倒成了一种病态，恍惚，让人不寒而栗。本片可以算得上是被忽视的英国电影佳作，学院派的电影语言扎实又富有表现力，文本新奇又犀利，非常值得称道。

Scholar Dr. Black's seemingly mundane assignment of sorting through the assets of the Barchester Cathedral library takes an eerie turn when he comes across the papers of the late Archdeacon, who plotted to gain his position through murder. However, he soon comes to discover something truly horrific about the wooden choir stalls in the church, which are tied to a famous local tree and a sinister local legend.