The story of Sylvia Plath's seminal novel The Bell Jar as well as the parallels between her life and the book. The film includes an exclusive testimony from Sylvia Plath's daughter Frieda Hughes about her mother.

1955年，还是青春年少的西尔维娅·普拉斯（格温妮丝·帕特洛 Gwyneth Paltrow 饰）在剑桥邂逅了特德·休斯（丹尼尔·克雷格 Daniel Craig 饰），诗歌成为两人相识相爱的桥梁，他们相见恨晚，相谈甚欢，爱情之花在彼此的心中肆意绽放。在相识的第二年，西尔维娅和特德走入婚姻的殿堂。特德才华横溢，他逐渐成为诗坛一颗耀眼的明星，更吸引无数女…