本片改编自英国著名作家D•H•劳伦斯（D.H. Lawrence）的同名小说，获1968年金球奖最佳外国英语片。两名同性恋女子在孤立的郊野农场自得其乐，后来一名流浪的海员闯入他们的生活，二女的关系遂不得不重新调整，她们中较粗犷的一名女子成为男女双方的争夺对象。本片以大胆的手法刻画了女子同性恋心理，其中也不乏有赤裸相见的镜头和性的象征，摄影和音乐均有相当水准。Based on D.H. Lawrence's novella about two young women - sickly, chattering Jill Banford and quiet, strong Ellen March - who are trying, hopelessly, to run a chicken farm in Canada. A gentle but powerful man named Paul Renfield who used to live on their farm returns and puts things in order. But his proposal of marriage to Ellen awakens the homosexuality dormant in the girls: Jill uses her weakness to make Ellen feel protective, and the women become active lovers.
