In early 20th-century Russia, a general's widow named Anna (Elena Solovei) hosts a weekend gathering of friends and family at her country home. As the guests relax and debate social issues, a romantic affair starts to bloom. Mikhail (Aleksandr Kalyagin), a married schoolmaster, spots former lover Sophia (Evgeniya Glushenko) among the guests, and the two promptly fall back in love. The lovers must choose between their current domesticity and a new life of passion.