Diego had to leave his hometown in Brazil to attend a film school in California for 4 years. He also had to leave everything he had ever loved behind including Matheus, a handsome young man with whom he felt in love and shared passionate moments with. Ten years later, back in Brazil, he decides to make a film about their relationship. This biopic shows how passion can increase people's motivation in life, but also shows how making choices can be cruel for passion.
艾美(欧嘉·柯瑞兰寇 Olga Kurylenko 饰)是一名天文学博士生,过往的伤痛经历让她成为了一名兼职替身演员,只有身处于千钧一发的危险境地,艾美内心的痛苦才有可能稍稍淡化。这样一个伤痕累累的女人,遇见了名为艾德(杰瑞米·艾恩斯 Jeremy Irons 饰)的天文学教授,趣味相投的两人相互吸引着,很快便走到了一起打得火热。
可是,让艾美没有想到的是,自己竟然意外的得知了艾德的死讯,可与此同时,来自艾德的讯息一直没有间断过,就好像他仍然还活在人世一样。这诡异的一切让艾美百思不得其解,随着时间的推移,巨大的压力击垮了她,崩溃的艾美要求艾德不要再来打扰她的生活,从此之后,艾德音信全无。后悔莫及的艾美开始想方设法和艾德取得联系,因为只有他才是解开一切谜团的钥匙。
二战后,英国律师William Collyer(西蒙·拉塞尔·比尔 Simon Russell Beale 饰)的妻子Hester Collyer(蕾切尔·薇兹 Rachel Weisz 饰)邂逅了退役的飞行员Freddie Page(汤姆·希德勒斯顿 Tom Hiddleston 饰)。生活空虚寂寞的Hester和年轻英俊的Freddie陷入了一段不伦之恋。此事不久即被Hester的丈夫William发现。后来,Hester认为Freddie不再爱她了,于是尝试自杀。她没有成功,Freddie在读完她的遗书后勃然大怒。最后,Freddie终于决定离开她,去一个遥远的地方继续他的飞行员生涯。Hester只能望着Freddie离开的背影黯然神伤......