迈克尔·詹金斯导演的澳洲片，现已名扬国际的尼科尔·基德曼在片中饰演配角，主角是约翰．哈格瑞夫和罗苹．纳文，他们饰演一对拥有文艺理想的夫妇。丈夫柯林是成功的电影编剧，为了一圆少年梦，他跟从事出版的妻子凯蒂搬到悉尼居住。当地是一个充满投机性的大都会，骗子光棍随时出没，终使已有电影制片人提醒柯林处处当心，他还是上了一名编审的当，被他利用关系为自己带来名利。后来，柯林又邂逅了迷人的美女，渐渐舍弃对美好家庭生活的追求，千方百计要让美女投入他的怀中。全片刻划电影人在名利场中的迷茫与理想的失落，文艺性颇浓，叙事手法亦与好莱坞电影院迥异。A couple move to Sydney from a small town, and soon become lured by the bright lights of the big city. Colin, the scriptwriter husband, is corrupted by his editor and then falls for his wife, whilst Colin's wife Kate begins to lose sight of her ideals in a new world of hustlers and cynics.
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