Un jeune homme est accusé d’avoir violé une jeune femme. Qui est ce jeune homme et qui est cette jeune femme ? Est-il coupable ou est-il innocent ? Est-elle victime ou uniquement dans un désir de vengeance, comme l’affirme l’accusé. N’y a-t-il qu’une seule vérité ? Les choses humaines, interroge le monde contemporain, démonte la mécanique impitoyable de la machine judiciaire et...

　　The plot revolves around Ella Durran, an ambitious young woman whose lifelong dream of studying at Oxford finally comes true with a Rhodes Scholarship. However, her plans take an unexpected turn when she is offered a position in a rising political star’s presidential campaign, challenging the initial expectations of her Oxford experience. Matters become more complicated when she meets Jamie Davenport, a local with a sharp tongue and an undeniable connection to Ella.
　　As the narrative progresses, what starts as a casual fling between Ella and Jamie evolves into something deeper, which leads to the revelation of the latter’s life-changing secret. Ella is now torn between her political aspirations and her growing feelings for Jamie, forcing her to confront difficult choices about her future. As her time in Oxford leads to its conclusion, Ella must decide which dreams truly matter most to her.

艾拉娜（英格丽·褒曼 Ingrid Bergman 饰）嫁给了波兰王子，哪知道王子在一场意外中不幸丧生。为了继续维持现有的生活，艾拉娜来到了巴黎，希望在上流社会中为自己觅得下一个“饭碗”。一次偶然中，艾拉娜结识了伯爵亨利（梅尔·弗尔 Mel Ferrer 饰）和将军罗兰（让·马莱 Jean Marais 饰），罗兰火热的革命意志和坚定的革命信仰替艾拉娜打开了新世界的大门，她深深的为将军的执着和激情所打动。
　　罗兰将军强大的号召力和不断攀升的人气让当局政府开始担心起来，他们将罗兰发配到一处偏远的小镇之上，艾拉娜和亨利追随而去。艾拉娜和亨利决定帮助罗兰将军重获自由，在此过程中，原本相互看不顺眼的两人之间也产生了真正的感情。