20世纪30年代,英国某女子教会寄宿学校。这里校风极其严格,女孩们被要求墨守成规,不允许有任何堕落和消极的思想。而游泳队的教师G小姐(伊娃·格林 Eva Green 饰)显得如此与众不同,她个性张扬,思想开放,鼓励学生努力追求自身的欲望。在女孩们的眼中,G小姐是如此迷人。不久,来自西班牙的贵族小姐费雅玛·科罗纳(玛利亚·瓦沃德 María Valverde 饰)转学至此,她高雅尊贵的气质和亲切友善的性格令女孩们甚为倾倒,甚至G小姐也喜欢上这个出身豪门却有着独立思想的女孩。然而费雅玛的处事态度渐渐令G小姐感到矛盾与困惑,曾经是中心人物的女孩黛·拉斯菲尔德(朱诺·坦普尔 Juno Temple 饰)也心生嫉妒……
本片根据女作家谢拉·科勒(Sheila Kohler)的同名小说改编。
José Luis (Quim Gutiérrez) just has been stood up in the altar and, if that’s not enough, Mari Carmen (Carmen Machi), his persistent mother, has blinded herself on go with him on his honeymoon, with the excuse of not wasting the money. Every minute that they spend together in Mauritius, José Luis is feeling more unhappy and washed-up. Meanwhile, Mari Carmen is having the time of her life, living all the experiences that she has always wanted and revealing herself as the wonderful woman she really is and that nobody in her family can see.
女儿杰茜(丝凯·麦柯·巴楚沙 Skye McCole Bartusiak 饰)被绑架的的消息让纳森(迈克尔·道格拉斯 Michael Douglas 饰)一家陷入了空前的危机,绑匪斯科特(肖恩·宾 Sean Bean 饰)提出的要求十分奇怪,他们要纳森在一周内利用自己精神病医生的专业技能只好一个名叫伊莉莎白(布莱特妮·墨菲 Brittany Murphy 饰)的女子的病。 在绑匪先进的监控设备下,纳森无法报警,而伊莉莎白的奇怪表现让纳森手足无措。眼看着约定的期限即将到来,事件的情况越发紧急。女探员桑德拉(珍妮弗·艾斯波西多 Jennifer Esposito 饰)的出现无疑成为了纳森唯一的一根救命稻草,在她的帮助下,纳森不仅追踪到了绑匪的行踪,伊莉莎白神秘的过去也逐渐浮出了水面。
Edna's father wants her to marry wealthy Count He-Ha. Charlie, Edna's true love, impersonates the Count at dinner, but the real Count shows up and Charlie is thrown out. Later on Charlie and Edna are chased by her father, The Count, and three policeman. The pursuers drive off a pier.