在这部她的一生剧情片中,故事发生在十九世纪下半叶的诺曼底，珍妮（玛丽亚·雪儿 Maria Schell 饰）是衔着金汤匙出生的千金大小姐，和父母以及仆人罗丽莎（帕丝卡·佩蒂特 Pascale Petit 饰）住在一幢富丽堂皇的大宅子里。某日，珍妮邂逅了名为朱利安（Christian Marquand 饰）的男子。儒雅英俊的朱利安很快就吸引了珍妮的注意，没过多久，两人就走到了一起。
然而，结婚之后，珍妮逐渐发现，朱利安根本就不爱自己，他看上的只是她的财产而已，不仅如此，朱利安还和罗丽莎搞在了一起，令罗丽莎怀上了他的孩子。被朱利安抛弃后，罗丽莎选择将孩子生下来，然后忍痛辞职了。
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.
