Vincente Minnelli

During a press conference, international star Nina remembers simpler times, flashing back to her days as a maid in a run-down Italian hotel. As a young woman, Nina befriends Contessa Sanziani, an elderly woman who entertains Nina with memories of her vibrant, wealthy life with Count Sanziani. Inspired by her tales of success, young Nina fantasizes about her own adventures ...

A frivolous country girl married to a naïve small-town doctor goes down the path of destruction when she grows tired of her limited social status.