格里高利(杰夫·布里吉斯 Jeff Bridges 饰)是一位个性腼腆的数学教授,许多女人带着热情和期待来到他的生活中,但最后无一不以失望和离开为结局。其貌不扬的罗斯(芭芭拉·史翠珊 Barbra Streisand 饰)是格里高利的同事,在姐姐的撮合下,两人开始了交往。交往的过程十分顺利,格里高利对于罗斯的聪慧敏锐十分的中意,不久之后,他们踏入了婚姻的殿堂。 令罗斯感到困扰的是,即便是结了婚,她和丈夫之间的关系依然是柏拉图式的精神恋爱,一次偶然中,罗斯得知,原来是自己不加修饰的外表让丈夫失去了兴趣,痛苦中她决定改头换面,誓要一扫自己在丈夫心目中的糟糠形象。Rose and Gregory, both Columbia University professors meet when Rose's sister answers Gregory's "personals" ad. Several times burned, the handsome-but-boring Gregory believes that sex has ruined his life, and has deliberately set out to find and marry a woman with absolutely no sex appeal. Greg thinks he's found what he's looking for in Rose, a plain, plump English Lit professor who can't compete with her gorgeous mother and sister. More out of mutual admiration and respect than love, Greg and Rose marry. Greg assumes that Rose understands that he is not interested in a sexual relationship. He's mistaken, and their marriage is nearly destroyed when Rose tries to consummate their relationship. While Gregory is out of the country on a lecture tour, Rose diets and exercises to transform herself into a sexy siren in a last-ditch attempt to save her marriage.
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