该片基于Tilar J. Mazzeo所著小说《The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It》,讲述19世纪法国凯歌酒庄早年的坚韧发家历程,将这个标志性橙色品牌背后的迷人年轻女子形象栩栩如生地展现出来。
凯歌香槟1772年由商人菲利普·克里科创立,其子弗朗索瓦·克里科与商业大亨尼古拉斯·庞萨丁的女儿芭比·妮可·庞萨丁结婚后,夫妻俩逐渐接手酒厂,一同发展香槟事业。七年后,弗朗索瓦在30岁时因伤寒突然去世,震惊的菲利普打算清算公司,27岁的芭比决定接管丈夫的生意,成为19世纪初期在男性主导的世界中经营国际企业的首批商业女性之一。在当时的法国,寡妇是唯一不需要经过丈夫或父亲的同意进行工作、读书的女性。
因为战争,酒业一度摇摇欲坠,公司面临破产,芭比通过将香槟出口到俄罗斯力挽狂澜,拿破仑战争期间,凯歌香槟在整个欧洲的皇室宫廷取得了大幅进展,将其确立为整个欧洲上流社会和贵族青睐的饮品方面发挥了重要作用。
汤尼(雷·米兰德 Ray Milland饰)和玛戈(格蕾丝·凯利 Grace Kelly 饰)是貌合神离的一对夫妻。汤尼常常为了他的事业和爱好,把娇妻忘在一边,二人感情亮出红灯。而生活寂寥的玛戈和作家马克不可避免的擦出爱之火花,他们约会、通信,不料竟被汤尼发现。汤尼没有 声张,只是写了一封匿名信给妻子以示警告。然而现在马克竟然造访家中,为了一雪耻辱,加之图谋得到妻子玛戈的丰厚财产,汤尼暗生毒计。 汤尼向旧时同学列斯开出了一千英镑的价钱,让其参与他布下的一整套严密杀人计划。这套计划有设计精妙的凶手不在场证据,电话、钥匙,窗帘,统统成为这个阴谋的道具设置。然而计划终究赶不上变化,列斯不但得不到赏金,还要赔上自己的性命。而汤尼却也急中生了智……
Set in Dublin Glassland tells the story of a young taxi driver (Reynor) who gets tangled up in the world of human trafficking while trying to save his mother (Collette) from addiction.
Celestine, the chambermaid, has a new job in the country, at the Lanlaires. She has decided to use her beauty to seduce a wealthy man. But Mr Lanlaire is not a right choice all the house is firmly controlled by Mme Lanlaire, helped by the strange valet Joseph. Then she tries the neighbour, ex-officer Mauger. This seems to work. But soon the son of the Lanlaires comes back. He is young, attractive, and does not share his mother's anti-republicans opinions. So Celestine's beauty attracts Captain Mauger, young Georges Lanlaire, and also Joseph. Three men, from three different social classes, with three different conceptions of life. Will Celestine be able to convince Georges of her sincerity
Will sinister and inflexible Joseph let his views upon Celestine be ruined
A quite disillusioned depiction of humanity.