"Now this is a film that you show to someone you care about, as a way of possibly say something that you can't put into words, share the experience so to speak. In my view, it is one of the most beautiful love stories ever made." - Martin Scorsese

A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts.