丽萨（玛丽·斯图尔特·马斯特森 Mary Stuart Masterson 饰）是一个典型的事业型女强人，童年时代的悲惨经历让她紧紧的封闭起了内心的大门，尽管这些年来向她示爱的优秀男子络绎不绝，但丽萨始终不愿意敞开心扉接纳他们，而是将自己全部的精力和热情都投入到了工作之中。 可是，丽萨也有感到非常孤独的时候，每当这时，她便会一个人坐在窗边…
A busy working mother hires a nurse to care for her wealthy father who has early onset dementia. Soon a bizarre deception creeps into play when the seductive nurse makes a play for the family fortune.
It's the 1940's, in the dusty town of Torres Mochas, the feeling of exhilaration and anticipation spreads through the air. The arrival of the enigmatic American who is expected to marry the youngest of the 5 "Virgin Josefitas" is on everybody's mind.
贾姬（苏珊·萨兰登 Susan Sarandon饰）是路克（艾德·哈里斯 Ed Harris饰）的前任妻子。她为他生下一对儿女，精心操持家务，却终因性格不合而宣告婚姻失败。离婚三年来，儿女一直由贾姬和路克轮番照料，生活倒也波澜不惊，直到女摄影师伊莎贝尔（朱莉娅·罗伯茨 Julia Roberts饰）和路克堕入情网，矛盾开始繁衍激化。 伊莎贝尔搬到路克家来，…
