خلاصه داستان : پدر سختگیر و زورگوی الیزابت بارت ازدواج را برای تمام اعضای خانواده‌اش قدغن کرده است. با این حال، الیزابت عاشق رابرت براونینگ، شاعر، می‌شود.

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.

خلاصه داستان : چین. برنج کار فقیرى به نام « وانگ لونگ » ( میونى ) با زن ساده‏اى به نام « ئو - لان » ( رینر ) ازدواج مى ‏کند. آن دو ، پس از سال‏ها کار سخت ، در حالى که سه فرزند دارند ، به رفاه نسبى دست پیدا مى‏ کنند. اما چندى نمى‏...

China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over the years; but the temptations of a fragile prosperity will endanger their love and the survival of their entire family.