Penelope, a mother of three kids, gets tired by the infidelities of her husband and leaves him. She goes to live at her grandma's house, while he has to take care of the children. His interest is awakened when he finds love letters held by his wife, indicating a past love affair. She, on the other hand, tries to find her past lover, a Spanish painter, with whom she had a short love affair, only to discover that he is terminally ill. 这样的电影居然没人评论==。一切都被允许。 香草和巧克力，两种浓郁的味道，不同口感却是同样美味。就像是对这对婚姻关系脆弱的伴侣-潘娜洛普和她那无可救药、不忠实的丈夫安德力亚来说诚实和责任两者的关系同样地不可捉摸。就在小潘一再发现丈夫的外遇时，她决定离开他和他们的三个小孩，独自一人到她祖母生前住的一间海边小屋。小潘如诗般的童年回忆夹杂着悲伤及疑问，使得安德力亚希望延续家庭生活的想望变得越来越不可能…而他也同时被迫开始学习，如何成为一个真正的父亲……
