The Astonished Heart

Prominent psychiatrist Dr. Christian Faber (Noel Coward) is content in his marriage to his wife, Barbara (Celia Johnson). Barbara reunites with an old friend, a young woman named Leonora Vail (Margaret Leighton), and invites her to meet Christian. At first, the reticent doctor is irritated by Leonora's presence, but, when Barbara is called out of town to attend to her ailing mother, an unlikely romance begins between Christian and Leonora, leading to tragic consequences for Christian.