In 1976, Karen and Barry Mason had fallen on hard times and were looking for a way to support their young family when they answered an ad in the Los Angeles Times. Larry Flynt was seeking distributors for Hustler Magazine. What was expected to be a brief sideline led to their becoming fully immersed in the LGBT community as they took over a local store, Circus of Books. A decad...。佩特拉(玛吉特·卡斯滕森 Margit Carstensen 饰)是一位小有名气的女画家,和丈夫结婚多年,两人养育了一个女儿。然而,随着时间的推移,佩特拉发现自己越来越看不起虚伪冷漠的丈夫,不自由的婚姻生活令她感到窒息,于是,她选择了离婚
经朋友西朵妮(Katrin Schaake 饰)的介绍,佩特拉结识了名为卡琳(汉娜·许古拉 Hanna Schygulla 饰)的美国女子,趣味相投的两人很快就彼此吸引,开始了她们的同居生活。佩特拉供养着卡琳,并且积极地将她引入时装模特的行列,然而,卡琳却将佩特拉的爱意视为束缚,最终她选择了离开。失去了卡琳,佩特拉的生活陷入一片混乱,渐渐走向崩溃的边缘。。