In a short stay in Italy a young teacher meets Lena Holgersson. A few months later, desire and curiosity lead him to accept her invitation to go to Sweden to spend a few days with her at home. Once there, the mutual attraction becomes a disturbing, dark and confused feeling, and little by little he realizes that under the calculated and controlled appearance of her blue eyes Lena lives marked by the misfortune and guilt, which have rooted in his heart.
Lena is undoubtedly an unforgettable story about desire, loneliness and incommunication.