My Cousin Rachel

In the 1830s, a young orphan named Philip is adopted by his older cousin Ambrose, who raises him as a son on his large estate in Cornwall. Philip grows up with a complete absence of women in the household. When Philip is a young man, Ambrose leaves to travel to the sunnier climate of Florence to pursue better health. Philip learns through correspondence that Ambrose has married their widowed, distant cousin Rachel in Florence. Later, Ambrose begins sending letters, which get more paranoid, indicating he is becoming more ill and showing distrust of his doctors in Florence. Concerned, Philip travels to Italy, only to be informed by Rachel's friend Enrico Rainaldi that Ambrose has died and Rachel has left. Philip is convinced that Rachel is responsible for Ambrose's death and vows to take revenge.