Though Delluc's career was short-lived, it burst vigorously(7 films in 4 years)that it forever left its imprint on french cinema history, and they rightly honoured him by giving the annual Prix Delluc to the best French film of the year. He was responsible for the creation of influential cinema journals like Le Journal du Ciné-Club and Cinéa, founding numerous film societies, writing countless articles and coining the term cineaste. Delluc believed that films should be set in the natural without elaborate posturing, and characters should be portrayed in an intimate way where the past and present, illusion and reality can be correlated, all considered to be avant-garde at its time. He died only a few weeks after the shooting of The Flood at the age of 33.
20世纪30年代的德国柏林,纳粹势力正在兴起。美国女艺人Sally(丽莎·明奈利 Liza Minnelli 饰)是一家俱乐部的舞女,非常受欢迎。刚刚来到柏林的英国男教师Brian Roberts(麦克尔·约克 Michael York 饰)碰巧成了Sally的室友,他 以教英语来养活自己。Sally诱惑Brian没有成功,于是怀疑他是个男同性恋者。Sally和她的一个朋友Max(赫尔穆特·格里姆 Helmut Griem饰)发生了关系,后来她发现,Robert也和Max发生过关系。另一边,一个犹太人Fritz爱上了Robert学生Natalia,一个有钱的犹太小姐。为了和Natalia在一起,他从一个基督教徒转变成犹太教徒。Sally怀孕了,但她却不知道孩子是Robert还是Max的。纳粹在德国的势力越来越盛,Robert决定带Sally回英国..... 本片被提名1973年奥斯卡十项大奖,最终赢得包括最佳导演、最佳女主角等八项。