In this adaptation of "Les Deux Orphelines," two sisters are separated during the French Revolution and face a series of hardships as they attempt to find each other again. Their story unfolds against the backdrop of political unrest and social upheaval in late 18th-century France.

The illegitimate son of a music-hall star and an ambitious politician has grown up to become a journalist. He decides to get back at his father by using blackmail.

讲的是一个作曲家创作的一部交响曲，因为极具震撼力，以至于他的朋友都认为是继贝多芬第九交响曲之后的杰作。