在这部浪漫年代喜剧/剧情/爱情片中,新婚夫妇爱德华与嘉乐塔本来生活得很幸福,后来因爱德华的好友奥腾来访而发生了变化,而嘉乐塔的养女奥蒂莉亚暗恋上爱德华更是吹绉一波春水。不久,拿破仑战争爆发,爱德华入伍出征,嘉乐塔产下的一名男婴因奥蒂莉亚的疏忽而溺毙于湖中,奥蒂莉亚因而自责绝食而死,爱德华也跟着去世。嘉乐塔将两人合葬,接着却要面对奥腾无望的爱情。
The novel (1809) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The marriage of Edward and Charlotte gets worse with the arrival at the castle Young Ottilia, grandson of Carlotta, and Brass. Edward is attracted to Ottilia, Carlotta by Otto. The action is moved from Germany to Tuscany San Miniato and Poggio a Caiano and moved chronologically Napoleonic era (but the finishing touches are several).