Baroness Eugenia Munster (Lee Remick) travels from Europe with her brother Felix (Tim Woodward) to live with her country cousins, the Wentworths, who regard Eugenia and Felix as a pair of dangerous exotics. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's script reflects the wit of Henry James' novel as Felix falls for Gertrude (Lisa Eichhorn), daughter of the family, and Eugenia embarks on a romance with Robert Acton (Robin Ellis), the district's most eligible bachelor.