Documentary about Carl Theodor Dreyer and his film Gertrud.

Getrud Woker, one of the first female professors in Europe, was an early feminist and pacifist, advocating for women's rights and against war. Yet her story was never included in historical accounts, despite the fact that she challenged the societal conventions of the day to oppose gender discrimination and immoral war practices. She was - as she continues to be today - a true inspiration for self-determined women.

本片讲述了一个周旋于几个男人间的女人的爱情故事。女歌手Gertrud（Nina Pens Rode 饰）的丈夫Gustav Kanning（Bendt Rothe 饰）将成为内阁大臣，Gertrud却向丈夫坦诚她不再爱他了，因为他把工作看得太重要而忽略了对她的爱。Gustav问她是否有了新欢，她承认了。之后她离开家去见了她的爱人，年轻的音乐家Erland Jansson，两人互诉衷肠，Gertrud仿佛可以看到两人的美好未来。第二天，大诗人Gabriel Lidman（Ebbe Rode 饰）的欢迎宴会上，Gertrud也出席了。原来她和Lidman也有过一段感情。Lidman想要挽回Gertrud，被她拒绝了。Lidman告诉她，他知道Erland其实爱的是另外一个人。于是当Erland弹奏着钢琴，Gertrud唱着歌的时候，她晕了过去。Getrud又去见了Erland，希望和他一起去巴黎，但是Erland拒绝了。而当Getrud回到家，又遇到了Lidman......