1930年代，自幼在美国生活与学习的大提琴家徐少东（黄磊）返回祖国准备与素未蒙面但一直有书信往来的未婚妻英儿（刘若英）成亲。可是在随英儿在自家戏院看过昆曲《夜奔》并结识其主演林冲（尹昭德）后，徐少东的感情天平开始更多地倾斜到林冲身上，但随后有关他与林冲的流言蜚语传出，顶不住世俗压力的他最终告别英儿回到美国。　　二战后，英儿赴美找到徐少东，二人谈起林冲为找徐少东的悲惨经历时，徐少东明白到他的内心会一直为英儿和林冲留有位置。

Jane, a high school teenager, tries to deal with the discovery that she is a lesbian after developing an intense friendship with another girl who makes her discover her true sexuality, which is only the start of Jane's troubles when Jane's unaccepting mother, Janice, struggles with his surprising revelation of brought forth by her only daughter.