Justine (1969)

In Alexandria in 1938 Darley a young British schoolmaster and poet makes friends through Pursewarden the British consular officer with Justine the beautiful and mysterious wife of a Coptic banker He observes the affairs of her heart and incidentally discovers that she is involved in a plot against the British meant to arm the Jewish underground in Palestine The plot finally fails Justine is sent to jail and Darley decides to return to England