米尔德里德(琼·克劳馥 Joan Crawford 饰)的丈夫蒙特(扎查瑞·斯考特 Zachary Scott 饰)抛弃了妻子,也抛弃了他们的两个女儿。米尔德里德对大女儿维达(安·布莱思 Ann Blyth 饰)尤为溺爱,心中充满了愧疚,宁愿去做卑微的餐厅服务员也要让女儿吃好的穿好的过上等人的生活。在母亲的纵容之下,维达渐渐变成了一个眼中只有荣华富贵的女人。
在威利(杰克·卡森 Jack Carson 饰)和艾伯特(布鲁斯·本内特 Bruce Bennett 饰)的帮助下,米尔德里德终于拥有了属于自己的餐厅,一家人终于脱离了苦海,而米尔德里德在艾伯特的身上亦再度找到了爱的感觉。然而,随着时间的推移,米尔德里德发现维达似乎亦在有意无意的勾引着艾伯特,母女之间的感情出现了裂痕。
The film tells the story of young Sara who, after the sudden death of her father, gives up her future as a jazz pianist in New York to face her family's past as an organic livestock farmer in the Pyrenees. An exotic mix of music, rural surroundings and family ties that create a story about the strength of going back to your roots.
After a child of divorce is sent to a private Catholic school by his devout mother, his faith and morality are tested when he falls in love with a girl who requires him to commit sacrilegious acts to further their relationship.
An unflinching portrait of Dean Potter, the influential and controversial climber, base jumper and highline walker, who achieves jaw-dropping feats while battling his inner demons.