介绍：At the lush Evenswood estate in Concord, Massachusetts, Edith Adelon (Cari Shayne), a beautiful orphan, lives as the paid companion to the daughter of the wealthy Hamilton family, although they regard her as one of their own. Years ago, Henry Hamilton (Tom Conti) saved Edith from an Italian orphanage at the request of his long-deceased brother. Now, Edith is his daughter Amy's (Brigitta Dau) prized friend and confidante. As the Hamiltons await a trio of visitors for the annual Greens Cup horse race, Beatrice Hamilton (Meredith Baxter) asks for Edith's help in finding a suitable husband for a cousin, Ida Glenshaw (Brigid Walsh Brannagh), with one of two visiting eligible bachelors. But when it becomes clear that both the young men have affection for Edith and not Ida, jealousy soon develops, leading to malicious conniving and brutal backstabbing. Despite the growing love between Edith and one of the young suitors, because of their conflicting social classes, the couple is reminded time and again that their love can never be. The Inheritance is a story that centers on an innocent young woman's struggle to make sense of her position within the Hamilton household and in society, and the love she feels for her patrons, as well as for a young man she can never marry.

介绍：19世纪的爱尔兰，英俊健硕的佃户青年约瑟·多尼利（汤姆·克鲁斯 Tom Cruise 饰）遭遇丧父之痛为给父亲报仇，这个莽撞的青年决心杀死地主丹尼尔·克里斯迪（Robert Prosky 饰）。阴差阳错让他功败垂成，不过却因此邂逅了地主美丽的女儿夏莲（妮可·基德曼 Nicole Kidman 饰）。与保守的父母不同，个性张扬却又娇贵单纯的夏莲一心离开故土，到外面闯荡天地。　　偶然机缘，夏莲和约瑟结伴而逃，登上了开往美国的轮船。但是他们的旅途从一开始便充满了不幸，夏莲的家当被人或骗或抢，口袋空空。两人暂住波士顿大亨凯利管辖的破旧公寓里，娇傲的夏莲放下身段进工厂打工，而健壮的约瑟则靠打拳赚取营生。在此过程中，他们经历了人生的大起大落，彼此的心间也渐渐埋下爱情的种子……