Antonia, the pampered wife of Martin Lynch-Gibbon, an upper class wine merchant, tells her husband that she is in love with their best friend, the psychiatrist Palmer Anderson. Palmer and Antonia want to deal with the situation in a civilized way, by remaining friends with Martin. Meanwhile Martin tries to keep his mistress, Georgie Hands, a secret, but Palmer's sister, Honor Klein, who taught Georgie at Oxford, tells Palmer and Antonia about her. Furthermore, Honor introduces Georgie to Martin's womanizing brother, Alexander. This is just the beginning of the various liaisons.
Written by Will Gilbert

这部电影，男主角一开始就死了，且再也没有活过来……颤栗扭曲的氛围、诡异的情感、罕见独特的叙事方式构成了一部颇有些不同寻常的英国电影。《爱的回忆》是部关于伤痛的片子，封面的老者要讲述的并不是爱情的阵痛或对告别过去的忧伤，而是真真实实的丧子之痛。这种伤痛即使坚忍了20多年，用单调的生活和枯燥的工作来压抑也依然无法抹去或遗忘，反倒成了一种病态，恍惚，让人不寒而栗。本片可以算得上是被忽视的英国电影佳作，学院派的电影语言扎实又富有表现力，文本新奇又犀利，非常值得称道。