本片讲述了英国女诗人Stevie Smith和她心爱的姨母共同生活的故事，并通过旁白重构了诗人的一生。两位女演员的表演极为出色，其中Glenda Jackson凭本片荣获蒙特利尔电影节最佳女演员奖，而扮演姨妈的英伦老戏骨Mona Washbourne更夺下波士顿影评人协会、洛杉矶影评人协会、全美国家影评协会、纽约电影评论协会四项最佳女配角。

A young English girl in Monte Carlo falls in love with a rude, handsome stranger who proposes to her and rescues her from the drudgery of being a hired companion. But when he takes her to his country estate, Manderly, all her confidence disappears, especially in the face of Maxim's dour and mysterious housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, and as odd rumors reach her, the second Mrs. de Winter decides to find out everything she can about her predecessor, Rebecca.