Movie Description:
Paris in the 1860`s. Christopher Newton is a wealthy self-made American who comes to Paris and meets and falls in lovewith a beautiful but troubledyoung widow: Claire de Cintre. Christopher is intrigued by her but is thwarted at every attempt to meet her byher protective and stifling family.Through a friendship with Claire`s brother, Valentin, and the help of the family servant,Mrs. Bread, Christopher is eventually granted a few visits tothe ancient and claustophobic Bellegardehome. The Bellgardes, however, disappro-ve of this brash parvenu and he stands no chance whatsoever of any union ofClaire. Claire`s mother, Madamede Bellegarde, has a dark secret which Christopher discovers and he uses it as a tool to pry Claire out of her mother`sclutches. He has, however, underestimat-ed the hold that Madam de Bellegarde has over Claire...
