即将入职的内阁部长史蒂夫（杰瑞米•艾恩斯JeremyIrons饰）同妻子英格丽、儿子马丁（拉珀特•格雷夫斯RupertGraves饰）平静安逸地生活着。安娜（朱丽叶•比诺什JulietteBinoche饰）的出现像是一股汹涌的暗流冲撞着这个看似完满的家庭。安娜是儿子的女朋友，却背地里与史蒂夫展开了一段热烈浪漫的关系。安娜曾经在青春期里与哥哥的畸恋记忆一直影响着她，这使她一面寻找各种机会和史蒂夫约会，一面又能泰若自然的面对马丁，而当史蒂夫提出要抛弃家庭与她厮守时安娜却冷静地拒绝。某日马丁开门见到二人相会的情景，震惊和痛苦使他不慎跌下楼梯，史蒂夫匆忙下楼抱着死去的儿子，安娜此时却无声地离开，只留下身后中年男人无法重建的坍塌生活。

In London, the pregnant wife of an industrialist falls down the stairs, loses her sight and has no recollection of the events but suspects that a mentally traumatic experience prior to the fall caused her accident.　　Psyche 59 is a 1964 British drama film directed by Alexander Singer and written by Julian Halevy. It is based on the 1963 novel Psyche '59 by Françoise des Ligneris. The film stars Patricia Neal, Curd Jürgens, Samantha Eggar, Ian Bannen, Beatrix Lehmann and Elspeth March. The film was released on 29 April 1964, by Columbia Pictures.