在巴索（杰瑞德·莱托 Jared Leto 饰）很小的时候，他的母亲就去世了，在专制严苛的父亲的冷血教育之下，巴索长大成人并且进入了牛津大学深造。一次偶然中，巴索解释了名叫约翰（克里斯汀·史莱特 Christian Slater 饰）的男子，并且在约翰的介绍下认识了茱莉亚（克莱尔·弗兰妮 Claire Forlani 饰），巴索不可自持的爱上了茱莉亚。 然而，两人的这段感情遭到了巴索父亲的强烈反对，因为巴索和茱莉亚所处的根本就不是一个阶级，可即便如此，巴索还是坚定的选择了茱莉亚。让巴索没有想到的是，原来茱莉亚和约翰在私底下有奸情，当茱莉亚的父亲告诉巴索茱莉亚腹中怀着他的孩子时，巴索会做出怎样的选择呢？
Plot Summary:Basil is the story of a sheltered, naive young aristocrat who finds a friend, John Mannion and through him meets Julia Sherwin. Basil falls in love with Julia, but she is below his class, and if his father finds out, he will be disinherited and sent away, as his older brother, Ralph was, when he unwisely did the same. How can Basil keep his love and his father's respect?
