• 作家珍妮特(凯瑞·福克斯 Kerry Fox饰)的一生因为苦难而坎坷,因为文字而闪光。自小,家境贫寒的她就敏感内敛,不懂与人沟通,即使学习优秀,仍然不能给她的童年灌入半点骄傲。只有一头扎紧文学的世界,珍妮特被压抑的身心才能彻底释放。命运屡屡给她打击,先是妹妹和母亲的不幸去世,随后珍妮特被误诊为精神病人,送进精神病院接受长达8年的治疗。她用文字怀念失去的亲人,孤独的写作成为了她的精神狂欢。终于,作品发表后她得到了很多人梦寐以求的成名,也遇见了一段短暂燃烧的爱情,然而,乱哄哄的命运过后,珍妮特回归凄清的人生,重返故土继续寂寞的写作。
  • Young couple Madeleine and Neil are coaxed by acquaintance Monsieur Beaumont to get married on his Haitian plantation. Beaumont's motives are purely selfish as he makes every attempt to convince the beautiful young girl to run away with him. For help Beaumont turns to the devious Legendre, a man who runs his mill by mind controlling people he has turned into zombies. After Beaumont uses Legendre's zombie potion on Madeleine, he is dissatisfied with her emotionless being and wants her to be changed back. Legendre has no intention of doing this and he drugs Beaumont as well to add to his zombie collection. Meanwhile, grieving 'widower' Neil is convinced by a local priest that Madeleine may still be alive and he seeks her out.