Two lesbians attempt to shut out the judgements of society by living on an isolated farm. But their world is turned upside down by the arrival of a handsome sailor, plunging them into turmoil. Emotional drama, starring Anne Heywood, Sandy Dennis and Keir Dullea. Based on the novel by DH Lawrence.

Jill Banford and Ellen March have built a good life together on a hardscrabble Canadian farm. Then handsome Paul Grenfell enters their isolated world, and sets friend against friend. But is Paul the real trouble between Jill and Ellen? Or has his presence merely awakened the unspoken, unexplored sexual tension that always existed between the women?