A discontented woman, Zara, who works at a Budapest bar, is pursued by many men but lives with a novelist, Carl Salter. Her life takes a dramatic turn when a stranger, Tony, appears, claiming that Zara is actually Maria, the wife of his friend Bruno, whose memory was destroyed during World War I. As the story unfolds, Zara leaves with Tony, leaving Salter behind, while Bruno tries to recover Maria's memories on his estate. The truth about Zara's identity remains uncertain, and the search for the real Maria begins.

As You Desire Me
A detective teams up with a nightclub performer who he believes is his long-lost love, and together they unravel the mysteries of their tumultuous past as her repressed memories are stirred.