二次大戰後的德國，15歲的青少年麥可邂逅大他21歲的公車剪票員漢娜，展開一段充滿肉體歡愉和求知若渴的兩人世界。為了滿足原始肉慾本能，麥可不得不答應文盲漢娜的要求，唸書包裡的世界文學名著給她聽，無論是澡盆裡共浴的私密時光或床邊的戀人絮語，都參雜荷馬、托爾斯泰、海明威和契訶夫活化生姿的想像世界。 長大的麥可（雷夫范恩斯飾）研讀法律系，卻在某次參與法庭實習時，意外發現漢娜坐在被告席上，成了二次大戰的戰犯，而且還是個文盲，內心充滿掙扎的他，將如何面對一切…。

Vasoula is a poor girl who works as a secretary for a cranky older lady, Ms Kleio who loves novels with knights and lives secluded in her mansion with her butler Aristeidis. One day, in the absence of Ms Kleio, Vasoula is visited by a couple, Popi and Mitsos Bezestainis who ask if they can stay. The sudden return of Ms Kleio causes great upheaval kai Vasoula is forced to introduce Mitsos as her husband, who is a sailor and often away. When Ms Kleio dies, she leaves her entire estate to Vasoula whom she mentions in her will as "wife of Dimitrios Bezestainis". Now, the problems begin, and they can only be solved when Vasoula marries Mitsos.