《本片根据米兰·昆德拉的同名小说改编。1968年，布拉格外科手术医生托马斯（丹尼尔·戴-刘易斯 Daniel Day-Lewis 饰）生活在对女人追逐的快乐中，享受着性的快感。画家萨比娜（莉娜·奥琳 Lena Olin 饰）是托马斯的红颜知己，但在一次去温泉疗养院出诊的过程中，托马斯结识了女招待特蕾莎（朱丽叶·比诺什Juliette Binoche 饰）。不久，特蕾莎只身来到布拉格，二人结婚。托马斯在婚后依然不改与萨比娜或其他女人偷情的恶习，特蕾莎无法忍受托马斯的不忠，深夜出走，却碰上苏联武装入侵捷克。三人
《29 year-old Barnaby is jobless, broke, his girlfriend left him and he's living out of his car. Luckily for him, fate intervenes and he is reacquainted with Madison, an old friend. As she helps him turn his life around, romance brews.
《Tom Sizemore plays Jack Durant, a dynamic and dangerous gentleman who runs the most famous steakhouse in the city. He caters to movie stars, politicians and mobsters. He knows all their secrets but does anyone really know the man they call Jack Durant?
