三十年代美国经济大冷落，市道上一片荒凉。家庭妇女Cecilia（米亚·法罗 Mia Farrow 饰）日间应对抑郁的办事闹事情（因为经济解体 ，很快也掉这份事情），晚上面临毫无情味的丈夫。身为狂热影迷的她日日走进影院观看一部叫《开罗紫罗兰》的影戏，熟谙到连台词脸色都能记住，影戏里没有经济冷落，影戏里是上流社会的宴席与取乐。这日希罕的事产…
After the death of her daughter, Julia Lofting, a wealthy housewife, moves to London to re-start her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of other children.…
