贵族少年拉法尔在一次狂欢节上，结识了年轻美貌的姑娘盖列娜，两人一见钟情，并偷偷幽会，两人的私情被家人发现，拉法尔被父亲赶出家门。几年以后，拉法尔在哥哥好友的介绍下参加了秘密组织，见到了昔日情人盖列娜，盖列娜已嫁给秘密组织领导人。尽管如此，她仍深爱着拉法尔。一天夜里，两人被强盗抓住，盖列娜为保全自己，

The Doll is an adaptation of the novel, The Doll (novel) by Bolesław Prus, which is regarded by many as one of the finest Polish novels ever written a