▁of ▁Me ▁▁ ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁British ▁period ▁drama ▁▁ ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁ ▁Th ad de us ▁O ' S ull ivan ▁and ▁st arring ▁Hel ena ▁Bon ham ▁Carter , ▁Paul ▁B ett any ▁and ▁Oliv ia ▁Williams . ▁Set ▁in ▁London ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁it ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁tor rid ▁affair ▁with ▁her ▁sister ' s ▁husband . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Ros am ond ▁Le h mann ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁E cho ing ▁Gro ve . ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁father , ▁Made le ine , ▁a ▁proper ▁and ▁repr essed ▁well - off ▁house w ife , ▁inv ites ▁her ▁free - sp ir ited ▁sister , ▁Din ah , ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Rick ie ▁in ▁her ▁elegant ▁London ▁home . ▁The ▁couple ▁have ▁a ▁young ▁son , ▁Anthony . ▁Made le ine ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁secret ly ▁je alous ▁and ▁res ent ful ▁of ▁Din ah , ▁a ▁ra ff ish ▁bo hem ian ▁painter , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁desp air ▁of ▁her ▁conserv ative ▁sister ▁and ▁their ▁mother , ▁Mrs . ▁Bur k ett . ▁Made le ine ▁at ▁last ▁cont riv es ▁to ▁get ▁Din ah ▁engaged ▁to ▁a ▁respect able , ▁well - off ▁man . ▁Din ah ▁announ ces ▁her ▁eng agement ▁at ▁a ▁family ▁dinner , ▁but ▁later ▁that ▁night ▁Rick