讲述一个女人在舞台上失去了精湛的表演能力，然后试图不断地用自杀的手段来满足自己的性欲快感。影片一开场让人回想起伯格曼的经典作品《假面》，导演用29个几乎没有任何对白的“单个镜头”描述女主角向前移动，再加上前“地下丝绒”乐队主唱John Cale的配乐，创造出出一种恐怖而极端的独特戏剧方式。An actress makes several suicide attempts. Through flashbacks the trials and hardships that drove her to this point are revealed.
