法国电影大师弗朗索瓦·欧容的喜剧作品，亦是其“女性三部曲”（《八美图》《花瓶》）的最后一部，改编自法国剧作家乔治·贝尔和路易·韦纳伊的同名戏剧。故事背景置于上世纪三十年代，贫穷演员玛德琳被指控谋杀，在好友帮助下成功翻案并成为名角之后的种种故事。欧容以经典默片戏中戏的表现手法，轻松又略带无厘头地敲响了荒诞时刻：“坏人…

　　Paris, summer 1942. Irene is Jewish and French. She is 19 and living a life of passions - Her friendships, her new love, her desire to be an actress - Nothing suggests that Irene's time is running out.