Plot Summary

After willing his estate to another man's family in order to save his own life in a German prison, Chavel (Sir Anthony Hopkins) returns to his erstwhile home in disguise, where he meets Therese (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas), the sister of the man who died in his place. Taking a job as a groundskeeper, he begins to fall in love with her. When a mysterious man (Sir Derek Jacobi) arrives claiming to be Chavel, the real Chavel must discover the man's true identity while preserving his own relationship with Therese.