Shortly before he is to wed, millionaire John Willis is visited by Dr. Harry S. Blair, a psychiatrist who informs him that years before he was married to Nancy, John's wife-to-be, and warns him that she is mentally unbalanced.
Blair then relates the following story: After a whirlwind romance in Florida, Blair marries Nancy and starts a psychiatric practice in New York. One day, artist Norman Clyde comes to his office and tells him that an innocent man is about to be executed in Sing Sing Prison and that Nancy is the cause of his unjust incarceration. A distraught Clyde then explains himself to a curious Blair:
Three years before, Clyde meets Nancy, whose maiden name was Monks, when she enrolls in his art class. The moody Clyde soon falls in love with Nancy's honest charm and beauty. Nancy, a secretary, introduces Clyde to her boss, millionaire Andrew Bonner, and persuades Bonner to showcase Clyde's paintings at one of his private showings. To Nancy's delight, Clyde's painting, a depiction of the tragic figure Cassandra for which she modeled, wins first prize at the showing. The evening is perfect until an expensive bracelet is stolen from a guest, and Clyde later finds it in Nancy's purse. After Clyde confronts a confused Nancy about the theft, she relates the following story to explain her behavior:
As a young girl, Nancy lives with her housekeeper mother in the lavish Willis home and plays with Karen, the Willises' little daughter. Although Karen wants to invite Nancy to her upcoming birthday party, Mrs. Willis refuses to allow the lower-class Nancy to attend. A true friend, Karen promises to give Nancy one of the pins her guests are receiving. When Karen realizes there are no extra pins, however, she offers Nancy the beautiful locket she has just received from her mother. Nancy's subsequent joy is soon crushed when Mrs. Willis demands that she return the locket. Later, the locket is discovered missing, and Nancy is accused of theft. Although Nancy's mother soon finds the locket in Karen's dress, Mrs. Willis refuses to believe Nancy and forces her to "confess."
The adult Nancy then admits to Clyde that this childhood humiliation caused her unconscious desire to steal the bracelet at the party. After a forgiving Clyde returns the bracelet anonymously, he and Nancy continue their romance until the next party at the Bonners'. Suspecting that the absent Nancy is spending the evening in Bonner's arms, Clyde leaves the party to look for her and sees her exiting Mrs. Bonner's bedroom just after two gunshots are fired. Bonner is found murdered, and Mrs. Bonner's diamond necklace, stolen. Although Nancy and Clyde are questioned, valet Myron Dexter is eventually found guilty and is sentenced to die. Clyde, however, strongly suspects Nancy, but she angrily maintains her innocence and leaves for Florida.
Back in his office, Blair defends Nancy to Clyde but invites him to his house that evening. When confronted, Nancy denies everything and tells Blair that Clyde is merely jealous. The next day, Dexter is executed, and a guilt-ridden Clyde jumps from Blair's office window to his death.
To avoid scandal, Blair and Nancy move to England, and after World War II breaks out, Blair volunteers his medical services, while Nancy becomes an ambulance driver. Expressing concern over Blair's health, Nancy insists that they take a vacation at Lord and Lady Wyndham's manor house. Just as they are leaving, Blair learns that one of Lady Wyndham's valuable jewels has been stolen. Blair suspects Nancy but is unable to prove anything until a bomb destroys their flat and reveals her cache of stolen jewels.
Although confronted directly, Nancy continues to deny any guilt and divorces Blair after he suffers a nervous breakdown. Back in John's study, Blair, like Clyde before him, tries to convince John to abandon Nancy, who now uses the name Patton. John, however, believes Nancy when she tells him that Blair is still suffering from his breakdown.
Moments before the wedding is to start, Nancy's future mother-in-law, the unsuspecting Mrs. Willis, gives her the same locket that she once took away, and tells her that it is a precious family heirloom. The locket causes Nancy to be overcome with guilt, and she collapses at the altar in hysterics. As Nancy is later taken away to an institution, John sadly realizes the truth of Blair's story, but determines to see Nancy through her crisis.
本来此类电影不该深究逻辑，但此片逻辑混乱到极致，把生拉硬拽这四个字是发挥的淋漓尽致。
悲剧的最终极限就是喜剧！偶尔一击的悲与欢之间的交错，奇妙和巧合的搭配！光🐷有喜剧感！
就是普通的温情喜剧，正常的情感，正常的悲痛
细腻的温情，不需要轰轰烈烈的激荡，结合特斯卡纳的自然美景，也许是到这个年纪才可以慢慢欣赏的一壶古茶，沁人心脾
Jane Austen的爱是奉献，是长久的折磨
达妹的造型和表演都太过于现代，重点点名焊在额头的法式刘海，满满的违和感。这部翻拍怎么选角的啊？除了达妹其余角色都路人脸，还有强行政治正确，无语凝噎……
就当看旅游观光片吧 以及看米其林厨师做菜真是种享受
劝导女主的长辈是黑人，女主妹夫是半黑人，女主堂哥是黄种人，现在欧美电影的选角已经政治正确的离谱了
Hurt each other / and get hurt / 难以被定义的现代版改编
我倒是觉得达妹很适合演Anne这种内敛又睿智的角色。喜欢这个改编，又想看一遍小说了。
作为劝导狂饭，我觉得还可以，甚至有种别样的感动。
李光洙演技可以，确实只能当喜剧片，bug太多，前戏太长…
优缺点都很明显的灾难喜剧片。
主线是逃生 副线是邻里情谊 轻喜剧灾难片的基调 但被拍得不伦不类 甚至被同类型的极限逃生吊打 导演的华丽的休假也是煽情居多 逻辑全无 另 车胜元是被李先生附体了么
达科塔·约翰逊的个人秀，感觉跟简·奥斯汀已经毫不相关了。但这个丝毫看不出任何演技，纯粹走秀、摆拍，各别场的造型还有点拉跨的女主戏，对自身的演艺生涯毫无作用。
没有英国脸的人拍英国古装剧怎么看怎么别扭，而且这电影里的男的都长的什么歪瓜裂枣，找不到男演员了吗？？
牛哇
毫无逻辑可言，但是看得还挺欢乐的，就当无厘头搞笑灾难片看了
就是普通的温情喜剧，正常的情感，正常的悲痛
在这种情况下能如此自救就够厉害，几个演员轻松搞笑也度过了不错的两小时，更何况是在影院包场。
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