影片簡述
影片以雙向的方式講述現在和19世紀20年代的印度。一個英國女人為了做研究獨自來到了印度，在研究的過程中她不知不覺地捲入到一件醜聞當中，60年過去了，她將向我們講述當年所發生的事情......
劇情介紹
影片根據小說改編。描寫英國現代姑娘安妮出於對姨祖母奧莉維亞在印度生活往事的好奇，到印度進行實地尋訪的經歷，把兩個不同時代各自獨立成章而相互關關聯的故事交織在一起。影片以交替的閃回鏡頭，分別敘述了奧莉維亞在20世紀20年代在殖民地印度的經歷，成為印度王子的情婦的故事；安妮踏看姨祖母的足跡來到印度後，也和—位英俊的印度人英德產生感情。
英文簡短劇情：
Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. The search leads back to the early 1920s, when Olivia, recently married to Douglas, a civil servant in the colonial administration, comes to live with him in India. Slowly, Olivia becomes fascinated by India and by the local ruler, a nawab who combines British distinction with Indian pomp and ruthlessness. This fascination is not without risks: the region is being ransacked by a group of sanguinary bandits, and intrigues are opposing the prejudiced British community led by Major Minnies and Dr. Saunders against the nawab. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to reconsider her own life.
幕後
本片通過現在與過去兩個時空的交錯，對安妮與其姨祖母的相似之處和不同點進行了比較。音響效果和視覺效果使時空的轉換對觀眾產生了如同是在和劇中人—起生活的錯覺。影片有些枯燥，缺乏真實感，但是影片的主題、情節，攝影和服裝是和諧統一的。
