动荡不安的黑暗时代，人性承受着最为严苛的考验。不堪生活的重压，身心遭受重创的陈白露（方舒 饰）告别满是泪水和贫穷的生活，转身投入光怪陆离的物欲世界的怀抱。红唇烈焰，光影交错，拥有不凡姿色的白露很快成为名噪一时的交际花。她享受名流公子、权势王公的欢呼与追捧，期间却也天良未泯救助了命运多舛的小东西。只不过此时的光鲜有如梦幻泡影，站在浮云顶尖的白露终究是随波逐流的浮萍。她既无法彻底改变小东西的苦难命运，也无法维持自己此时的华贵优渥。周围的人如跑马灯般匆匆而过，人生如梦，大限之际，两手空空……本片根据曹禺的经典名作改编。

This article is about the American filmmaker. For the American publisher and writer, see Larry N.Jordan. Larry Jordan is an independen t filmmaker who has been working in the Bay Area in California since 1955, and making films since 1952. He has produced some 40 experimental and animation films, and three feature-length dramatic films. He is most widely known for his animated collage films. In 1970 he received a Guggenheim Fellowship to make Sacred Art of Tibet. His animation has shown by invitation at the Cannes Film Festival. Jordan is one of the founding directors of Canyon Cinema Cooperative. He has shown films and lectured throughout the country. He is presently chairman of the film department at the San Francisco Art Institute.

Margaret（Sandra Bullock 桑德拉·布洛克饰）是美国一家知名出版公司的高管，办事出色，为人却极为强势，一旦她的身影出现在办公室，气氛立即会降至冰点，员工们在表面上无不对她噤若寒蝉，在心底则暗呼她为“女魔头”。Margaret对这一切置若罔闻，照旧施行铁腕政策，可就在她事业如日中天之际，一个噩耗却几乎把她砸晕——因为某些技术性原因，她的签证无法续签，而她本人不得不被遣送回原籍加拿大。为了保住她苦心经营的一切，Margaret决定和助手Andrew（Ryan Reynolds 瑞安·雷诺兹饰）伪装结婚，以取得在美居住权。在半利诱半胁迫之下，Andrew答应了这个荒唐的要求。移民局将在一周后对两人进行测试，而Margaret对Andrew还是一无所知，这个周末，她和Andrew一同回到他的家乡……

喜剧轻恐怖。新住户搬入后发现阁楼一只被放在箱子里的木偶Finley，没想到Finley对他们杀气很重，当面下毒药、用胶袋套住新主人的头、设立暗杀机关······但一切都相安无事，直到圣诞节的那个夜晚······