故事发生在民国初年的北京。韩月容幼年丧父,母亲改嫁崔五,崔视月容已出,供她上学念书,不成想崔五意外去世,月容母女重新陷入窘境。为生活所逼迫,母亲做了令人不耻的暗娼,月容觉得抬不起头来,离家住进学校。不久高小毕业,因找不到工作发愁,已有家室的高俊生贪恋月容年轻貌美,为其提供食宿,月容心存感激,只有以身相许。高的妻子孟淑娴发现丈夫包养女人,几番打探找上门来,月容才清醒过来,了解到自己不过是高俊生的玩物而已。失去生活来源的月容去饭馆当女招待,因不满客人调戏遭解雇,最终也走上了当暗娼的道路,并用卖身的钱接济人老色衰沦为乞丐的母亲。。A mother walks out on her husband and two children without a word of explanation. She’s driven by an irresistible force. She wants to be free. Nora (40) roams through a museum in Vienna, has sex with a young man and hitchhikes randomly on to Bratislava. She hides her identity by telling little lies. She changes her look, finds work as a chambermaid and makes friends with a youn...。