Movie Description:
Margaret and Helen Schlegel are sisters from a well-educated European family: intelligent, free-spirited, cultured, and highly emancipated by thestandards of the time. A seriesof events brings them intoa relationship with the Wilcoxfamily: wealthy, conservative, conventional, and veryEnglish, headed by the prosperous Henry and his priggish son, Charles. Both families also come into contact with LeonardBast and his wife, a couple nearthe lowest tier of the rigid class system. Leonard`s desire for cultural and intellectual aspirations far above his social status attracts the attentionof Helen, who must eventually come to terms with her unexpected feelings toward him. At the same time, Margaret must reconcile her independent spiritwith her desire for companionship and a comfortable place in the conformist world of Edwardian society.
