Good people make sacrifices for their loved ones. We are the choices we make.

The movie is told largely in flashback after the death of one of the main characters.

A long-married woman with children has a chance encounter with someone passing through town. It leads to an intense love affair that ends after their four days together, but their love lasts for the rest of their lives, which are spent apart. A local woman is shunned by the town after her extramarital affair is revealed, providing a warning to Francesca. Robert tells a story about encountering an amorous female gorilla in the wild he believes was attracted to him. A glimpse of a bare bottom when two lovers are in bed.

A single utterance of the word "f--k."

Not applicable

Adults drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes.