A romance sparks between a young actor and a Hollywood leading lady. 本片根据Peter Turner所写的同名传记改编,讲述了奥斯卡奖得主、40/50年代“黑色电影”女神之一Gloria Grahame(Annette Bening饰)的晚年生活。当57岁的Gloria Grahame患上癌症时,一位年轻的演员Peter Turner(Jamie Bell饰)进入她的生活,照顾这位行将离开人世的女演员,两人也渐生情愫。Real life proves just as dramatic off-screen as it does on it for these two actors, the aging Hollywood superstar Gloria Grahame and her younger lover, Peter Turner. As their mismatched romance waxes and wanes over time, events conspire to keep them in each other's lives even when it proves difficult and demanding. Ultimately, they find that they must each come to terms with whatever fate they face in the future whether they are together or apart.