伊万·莫兹尤辛

By 1820, Edmund Kean is the most admired Shakespearan actor. But if his art is peerless, his free lifestyle is ill thought of, particularly by the high society. Kean has fallen passionately in love with Countess Elena de Koefeld, the wife of the ambassador of Denmark. Elena loves him too but hesitates to give up her rank in society and follow Kean. On the other hand, Anna, a rich heiress who refuses to marry Lord Mewill, the husband chosen by her parents, confesses her love for Kean and decides to become an actress like him... The aristocrats, outraged by Edmund's profligate ways, decide to boycott his performances and his career is broken. Kean does not recover from such a blow and, on a stormy night, dies in Elena's arms.

马蒂亚斯帕斯卡，曾经富裕家庭的独子，娶了美丽的罗玛琳达，罗玛琳达的婆婆很糟糕。她控制着她的女儿，很快他的家庭生活就变成了一场噩梦，还有他在家乡担任助理图书管理员的工作。他唯一的光辉时刻是他的母亲和他的孩子，但他们都在同一天死去。震惊的他离开了家乡，来到了蒙特卡洛，在那里他在赌场赢得了一笔财富。回到家，他在报纸上读了自己的讣告。他们在小溪里发现了一具尸体，并将其与他的失踪联系起来。 Mathias 注意到他现在已经摆脱了与旧生活的所有联系，决定开始新生活，并前往罗马，在那里他在一个满是控制所有者的假招魂师的养老金中租了一个房间。帮派头目特伦斯想娶主人的女儿艾德丽安，并说服她的父亲将她交给他，不顾爱德丽安的感受，爱德丽安深爱着马蒂亚斯。特伦斯偷走了马蒂亚斯 50,000 里拉，而正式死亡的马蒂亚斯既不能嫁给阿德里安，也不能向警方告发特伦斯，他决定为自己的国家做点什么，然后回家，只是注意到罗马琳达已经再婚了……