简介：巴西女导演SuzanaAmaral蛰伏16年后拍摄的第二部影片，她的上一部《星光时刻》（1985）曾获柏林电影节三项大奖，是经典的巴西女性电影杰作之一。她至今也只完成了这两部电影。 Younggirl,bornandraisedinanisolatedfarm,isbroughttoasmalltowntolivewithhercousins,heronlyrelatives.Onceintown,sheencountersgreatdifficultyadaptingtocitylife. Bielaisatimidcountrygirl,whohasalwayslivedonalargebutfamily-workedfarmwithherfather,heronlyoriginalfamilymember.Whenthefatherdies,shemovestohercousin'shouseintown,ashebecomeshertutorandestateadministrator.Hiswife(ElianeGiardini),genuinelywarmandwell-intentioned,attemptstohelpBielaadapttothetown'ssociallife,tryingtotransformtheveryroughcountrybumpkinintosomeresemblanceofacitygirl.But,Bielaonlyfeelsateaseinthecompanyofherelement,thesimpleandrustichiredhelp.Sheeveninsistsintakinghermealsintheservant'scantine,andenventuallywantstomoveintothedomestics'sleepingquarters.Meanwhile,shemeetsModesto,startingaveryshy,somewhatforcedrelationship.But,theyoungmantravelsawayanddoesnotreturn,makinhBielafeelhumiliatedandmiserable.Oneday,whensherescuesastraydogonthestreet,shefinallystartstofollow,andstickto,herown("secret")wayoflife.…