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　　From the Louis Hemon novel "M. Ripois and His Nemesis" about Andre Ripois, a philanderer in pursuit of love and riches from Paris to London. Andre is breaking up with his wife, Catherine, over his attentions to her best friend Patricia. While Catherine is out arranging the divorce, Andre, just to keep in practice, hits on the girl upstairs, Diana and then turns his attention back to Patricia, who he tricks into having dinner at his flat on the pretext that Catherine will be there. When he cannot make any progress with her via his usual tactics, he tries to arouse her pity be telling her of his past. In his early, impoverished days in London, he made love to his boss Anne but her dreadful cooking drove him away. Next came Norah who he picked up on a bus and took to his flat and told her about his make-believe inheritance, but she insisted on marriage first, which was not in his plans. Marcelle, a French woman living in Soho, put him on his feet with money, and he repaid her by stealing fifty pounds and running off. He met the wealthy Catherine at his flat where she came to be tutored in French lessons, and ended up marrying him. But, even at his wedding, he had eyes only for Patricia and, he tells her she is his one true love.

　　革命胜利后，红军战士李春牛回到阔别多年的家乡铁牛镇。他思念着家乡，更盼望和妻子夏姑相见。但他万万没有想到，夏姑已经和一一个被村里人称为“来历不明”的铁保结婚了。到码头迎接春牛的正是夏姑与铁保的10岁女儿细妹。其实，细妹是被村干部派来接秋林的。秋林是和存牛一起参军的战友，已到了县城，即将归来。春牛被细妹领到已经失明的秋林嫂家，从秋林嫂口中，春牛得知自己妻子已另嫁他人，而痛苦万分。夏姑躲着不见春牛，春牛的养娘元婆和父亲八两老叔因对此事也不明底细。经过一番痛苦的思想斗争，春牛决定离开铁牛镇。在村边码头上，元婆和八两叔追上春牛，春牛得知秋林刚在县里的剿匪战斗中牺牲，而乡亲们正盼望亲人归来，决定留下来和乡亲们一起搞春耕救灾。等待丈夫归来的秋林嫂，虽然双目失明，心中却亮着一盏灯，十多年来，她一心为前方、为乡亲们奔波操劳。乡亲们不忍告诉她秋林牺牲的消息，公公八两叔也一直隐瞒着实情。春牛又受八两叔的委托，按月代替秋林给嫂子写信。但秋林嫂还是知道了秋林牺牲的消息，她头晕倒在地上。后来，秋林嫂问0强地振作起来，她告诉春牛，夏姑和铁保是在敌人的威逼下为了互相掩护认做假夫妻的阶级兄妹。铁保为了掩护夏姑，被敌人割下了一只耳朵。在白色恐怖下，他们不敢说出实情。后来是听说春牛牺牲了，才真正结为夫妻的。解放后，他们的女儿细妹已经大了，他们怕此事传出去对孩子不好，始终把苦衷埋在心底。乡政府动员铁保回老家，铁保把政府发给他的生活补助费偷偷留给r夏姑和细妹，含泪走出了家门。铁保被夏姑和细妹追回家中，春牛赶来，夏姑和铁保请求春牛原谅。春牛含泪把珍藏在身边的与夏姑定情的信物——玉镯交给铁保，祝他们永生幸福。

　　在阿斯特丽德（爱莉森•洛曼 饰）15岁那年，母亲（米歇尔•菲佛 饰）杀死了抛弃她的情人。阿斯特丽德亲眼看着母亲被捕。自从母亲被捕，她便过着孤苦伶仃的生活，与此同时她被收养了。
　　阿斯特丽德从女主人的男友身上感觉到了父爱，却被女主人认为她勾引自己的男友，向她开枪。康复后的阿斯特丽德居住进抚养院，她常被欺负，但自从被枪伤之后她便知道她需要依靠自己力量来保护自己。
　　在抚养院中，男孩保尔主动接近阿斯特丽德，他们都喜欢画画。他们的来往却得不到母亲的赞同，母亲告诉她无论如何都要靠自己走下去，不能靠男人。
　　在后来阿斯特丽德被一名女明星克莱尔（芮妮•齐薇格 饰）收养。克莱尔很珍爱经历坎坷的阿斯特丽德，可是阿斯特丽德的母亲却嫉妒她们，那次见面之后，克莱尔竟然自杀了。
　　克莱尔的死对阿斯特丽德的打击很大，她要求被一名俄罗斯女商人收养，她变得自甘堕落。这时母亲要求阿斯特丽德为她出庭作证，并从母亲嘴里知道了有关自己的身世，可是她要求母亲放她走。
　　母亲果真放她走了，母亲没有要她出庭，阿斯特丽德看着母亲走上囚车……