在这部她的一生剧情片中,诺曼底，十九世纪下半叶。珍妮·丹迪厄和她的父母以及他们的仆人罗莎莉住在庄园里。她认识了朱利安，一个英俊的男人，她很快就和他结婚了。她的幸福是短暂的，因为她发现朱利安娶她不仅是为了钱，而且他也背叛了她，罗莎莉把这一切都推到了极致。后者在离开家前生了一个女婴。六年后，朱利安有了一个新的情妇，吉尔伯特德福切维尔。珍妮勇敢地忍受了这种新的考验。然而，吉尔伯特的丈夫在一辆大篷车里让这对恋人大吃一惊，愤怒地把他们扔到悬崖边上。
Normandy, second half of the nineteenth century. Jeanne Dandieu lives in a manor house with her parents and their servant Rosalie. She gets to know Julien, a handsome man, whom she soon marries. Her happiness is short-lived as she finds out that not only has Julien married her for her money but he cheats on her as well, with Rosalie to crown it all. The latter gives birth to a baby girl before leaving the house. Six years later, Julien has a new mistress, Gilberte de Fourcheville. Jeanne puts up with this new ordeal bravely. However Gilbert's husband surprises the two lovers in a caravan and, in a rage, hurls them over the edge of a cliff.
