电影根据蕾切尔·约德的同名小说《夜母》改编,原作入围了美国笔会/海明威奖。讲述了一位新晋为母亲的女性艺术家,在全职照顾孩子时越发孤独焦虑的故事。在她眼里,自己从来都不是一个母亲,既然现在成了母亲,就一定要成为快乐的那个。经过多番努力与尝试后,她发现只有变身母狗可以实现这一愿望。。两夫妻过着平淡但还算快乐的生活,但一个神秘男子的出现,使妻子背叛了她的丈夫,女人与男子仿佛相见恨晚,但没过多久男子渐渐对女人冷淡了下来,这令女人伤心欲绝甚至想要自杀,丈夫知道后,虽然对妻子的背叛怀恨在心,但是毕竟夫妻一场,丈夫仍然爱着妻子,于是决定找男子报仇。。Some six months after they first crossed verbal swords at a Washington D.C. dog show, schoolteacher Elizabeth Scott and businessman/philanthropist Donovan Darcy are blissfully in love and newly engaged. With Donovan in agreement, she looks forward to planning a small autumn wedding with the help of her mother and sister. After Donovan's previously scornful Aunt Violet (Frances ...。