影片讲述单调的巴黎郊外一个正统犹太居民区里的两个女人的故事。劳拉是个无神论的哲学学生，嫁给了一个满脸胡子的阿尔及利亚人。她的姐妹玛蒂尔德则是信徒，在忠于上帝和丈夫之间感到互相抵触。于是，得不到性欲满足的丈夫不再对妻子忠诚。通过性爱前戏就能表达忠诚吗？女作者导演继承了法国导演里克莱尔·德尼和阿根廷女导演卢西亚·马特尔影片中的印象主义风格，给观众展现出这两个独立坚强女性之间身体上和精神上的亲密空间…

20年代，洞庭湖区有一个叫梅春的农村妇女。她淳朴勤劳、善良贤慧，对丈夫陈德隆的打骂折磨，一向逆来顺受。当她丈夫在赌场上把她当成"一盆洗脚水"泼掉时，她再也无法忍受下去，在丈夫和老黄瓜的追逐下，毅然跳进了湖里。幸亏被乡亲们搭救，免于一死。1926年夏天，大革命的洪流涌到了湖南偏僻的滨湖农村，梅春也小心翼翼地迈出了家门，上了夜校，并在前来搞农运的一位革命青年黄立秋的启迪下逐渐觉醒，产生了对新生活的向往。后来她终于勇敢地冲破封建樊笼，与原来"坟墓式"的家庭决裂……

Suzy, a beautiful woman, is coming back to Paris to attend the funeral of her lover, a married man. Cecile, his wife, is holding Suzy responsible for his suicide. By finding Suzy in Paris, Cecile is trying to seek the truth by playing a psychological game on her.

Suzy, a beautiful woman, is coming back to Paris to attend the funeral of her lover, a married man. Cecile, his wife, is holding Suzy responsible for his suicide. By finding Suzy in Paris, Cecile is trying to seek the truth by playing a psychological game on her.

Model Hyunju, who has been selected by Kang Kang of CF company and has been successful, avoids physical relationships for true love with his lover. However, during the outdoor shooting, when the lieutenant Kang lost her innocence and confessed the fact to her lover, the disappointed lover goes abroad and marries another woman. In the midst of frustration and confusion, Hyun-ju decided to take revenge on Kang, and went to rival company of Kang.

Model Hyunju, who has been selected by Kang Kang of CF company and has been successful, avoids physical relationships for true love with his lover. However, during the outdoor shooting, when the lieutenant Kang lost her innocence and confessed the fact to her lover, the disappointed lover goes abroad and marries another woman. In the midst of frustration and confusion, Hyun-ju decided to take revenge on Kang, and went to rival company of Kang.

20世纪40年代末，自幼生长在江南小镇的女孩田苏菲（赵薇 饰）天真无邪，单凭着一时的冲动便离家出走，踏上革命的道路。这个懵懂无知却美丽率真的女孩被分配到文工团，全无表演经验的她凭借着傻乎乎的热情赢得战士们的欢迎以及师长都汉（孙海英 饰）欣赏的目光。谁知她无意师长夫人的头衔，偏偏恋上来自上海带着贵族公子气质的干事欧阳萸（刘烨 饰）。经过一番周折，苏菲总算与心上人结为连理，只是生活背景和精神层面天然的差距却让他们近在咫尺，宛若天涯。新中国成立后，丈夫不断的背叛以及汹涌的大小运动，让苏菲经历着前所未有的冲击。可她依旧咬紧牙关，凭借着与生俱来的韧劲儿与坚持，谱写了一个平凡女人的史诗…… 　　本片根据严歌苓同名长篇小说改编。

20世纪40年代末，自幼生长在江南小镇的女孩田苏菲（赵薇 饰）天真无邪，单凭着一时的冲动便离家出走，踏上革命的道路。这个懵懂无知却美丽率真的女孩被分配到文工团，全无表演经验的她凭借着傻乎乎的热情赢得战士们的欢迎以及师长都汉（孙海英 饰）欣赏的目光。谁知她无意师长夫人的头衔，偏偏恋上来自上海带着贵族公子气质的干事欧阳萸（刘烨 饰）。经过一番周折，苏菲总算与心上人结为连理，只是生活背景和精神层面天然的差距却让他们近在咫尺，宛若天涯。新中国成立后，丈夫不断的背叛以及汹涌的大小运动，让苏菲经历着前所未有的冲击。可她依旧咬紧牙关，凭借着与生俱来的韧劲儿与坚持，谱写了一个平凡女人的史诗…… 　　本片根据严歌苓同名长篇小说改编。

本剧源于严歌苓至为熟悉与伤感的童年记忆，塑造了一个生存在“爱我的人我不爱，我爱的人不爱我”的情感矛盾与红色历史双重困境中的女人——田苏菲，以其挚爱一生的经历表现一段红色历史中的浪漫情史，大时代里小人物的生存轨迹。背景起点是解放前，故事却一直跨到文革结束，作者将一个典型中国女人可爱的、嫌恶的所有心理进行了细腻而精妙的表现，涉及到当今许多女性情感问题。