Carson McCullers' extraordinary American Gothic tale of love and betrayal in the Deep South tells the story of Miss Amelia, a very unconventional woman. A Six-foot-two giantess, strong and self-reliant, she married Marvin Macy, the meanest and most handsome man in town, and then threw him out after ten days. Now she runs the local store, until Cousin Lymon, a strutting, hunchbacked dward, comes to town, steals her heart and transforms store into a buzzing cafe. But when her rejected husband returns, a bizarre love triangle ensues and the battle of the sexes begins...