“他”（艾伦·瑞克曼 Alan Rickman 饰）是伦敦一名默默无闻的图书编辑，经历了写作生涯的惨痛失败后，只能在工作之余写写诗，一边唾弃着他平淡无奇的工作，一边为曾经的失败爱情心怀遗憾，渐入颓唐中年。
“她”（艾玛·汤普森 Emma Thompson 饰）是“他”的 旧情人，离开他之后嫁给了一位极负盛名的作家，在巴黎过着光鲜滋润的生活。
分开15年后，两人再度相约在以前常去的餐厅共进午餐。满怀期待赴宴的“他”却发现，餐厅已面目全改，曾经熟悉的一切无迹可寻。“她”依然亮丽，却少了他记忆中的样子，食物依旧，话题却不尽人意。这一切只是他沉溺诗歌的幻想，还是他真的已经随着那老去的一切被遗弃了？
本片改编自克里斯托弗·里德（Christopher Reid）的同名叙事诗，诗人携该诗于2010年获柯斯达文学奖（Costa Book Awards）“年度代表作”奖。</p>...
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