Joanna's holiday is shattered when her sisters tell her that their dad has dumped, he isn't responding to any calls and disappeared to a Caribbean island. The sisters decide to go to save their father and bring him home for Christmas.
三十年代美国经济大冷落,市道上一片荒凉。家庭妇女Cecilia(米亚·法罗 Mia Farrow 饰)日间应对抑郁的办事闹事情(因为经济解体 ,很快也掉这份事情),晚上面临毫无情味的丈夫。身为狂热影迷的她日日走进影院观看一部叫《开罗紫罗兰》的影戏,熟谙到连台词脸色都能记住,影戏里没有经济冷落,影戏里是上流社会的宴席与取乐。这日希罕的事产…