主人公傅锦川刚从国外回来，满心欢喜地投入与男友徐书的三年恋情，却不料在公开场合遭遇晴天霹雳。徐书那位从小一起长大、被称作“团宠小公主”的女兄弟田思，以一种自以为豪迈的姿态，当众用最恶毒的言语羞辱傅锦川的混血身份，称她是“什么品种的串儿”，甚至轻蔑地补上一句“畜生串了品种，都不值钱啊”，引得众人哄堂大笑。

南鑫是一位北漂的无名导演，获得了3000元的投资，执意要拍摄一部冲击戛纳的短片，却遭到所有人反对，两年后，他不停地拍着片子，却发现自己更加迷茫。

南鑫是一位北漂的无名导演，获得了3000元的投资，执意要拍摄一部冲击戛纳的短片，却遭到所有人反对，两年后，他不停地拍着片子，却发现自己更加迷茫。

Julien, a movie director, is on the phase of editing his new film, "Juliette sacrifiée". Hurried by his producer, he asks for the help of a professional editor. It is Anne, with whom Julien is soon falling in love. During the whole of the movie, both are sitting in front of the editing table, where they listen to music, talk about politics and what movies should and should not be about, make love, and finally end up editing the film as was planned.

本片根据巴金的“激流三部曲”的第三部改编。封建大家庭高家，已经分崩离析，日趋没落。觉新（吴楚帆）和婢女翠环（红线女）互生爱慕，限于身份悬殊，不敢表白。翠环被觉新的五叔逼迫要做他的小妾，翠环要自杀以明心迹，觉新及时阻止。觉新经历种种曲折，看到高家各房人等为争财产互相勾斗角，公然反抗，向翠环表达爱情。最后，觉新与翠环、母亲和觉民（张活游）离家出走。

Julien, a movie director, is on the phase of editing his new film, "Juliette sacrifiée". Hurried by his producer, he asks for the help of a professional editor. It is Anne, with whom Julien is soon falling in love. During the whole of the movie, both are sitting in front of the editing table, where they listen to music, talk about politics and what movies should and should not be about, make love, and finally end up editing the film as was planned.

Julien, a movie director, is on the phase of editing his new film, "Juliette sacrifiée". Hurried by his producer, he asks for the help of a professional editor. It is Anne, with whom Julien is soon falling in love. During the whole of the movie, both are sitting in front of the editing table, where they listen to music, talk about politics and what movies should and should not be about, make love, and finally end up editing the film as was planned.

该片讲述了从封建家族后继人的堕落上以及从封建观念受毒最深的懦弱者的反抗上，描写了封建大家庭高家的最后衰败的故事