故事背景设定在20世纪80年代纽约布鲁克林的布朗斯维尔。一位性格活泼的拉丁裔女孩在成长过程中，必须找到属于自己的道路，同时要直面曾经崇拜的音乐家父亲的残酷真相，以及她所居住的日益衰败的社区。

It's a whole new world for 'The Hills' star Whitney Port, as she packs up and moves from the comforts of her hometown in Los Angeles, California, to the bright lights of Manhattan. With a great new job at global design house, Diane Von Furstenberg, a best friend from her past and a guy she's head-over-heels for, Whitney is taking a huge chance at a brand new life. Surrounded by all new friends, pursuing a fresh love life, and starting to work in the upper echelon of the fashion industry is a lot to navigate for a new girl in the big city... especially one who has everything to lose. In a city full of people with their own agendas, Whitney will have to quickly decide who she can trust and who to stay away from.

It's a whole new world for 'The Hills' star Whitney Port, as she packs up and moves from the comforts of her hometown in Los Angeles, California, to the bright lights of Manhattan. With a great new job at global design house, Diane Von Furstenberg, a best friend from her past and a guy she's head-over-heels for, Whitney is taking a huge chance at a brand new life. Surrounded by all new friends, pursuing a fresh love life, and starting to work in the upper echelon of the fashion industry is a lot to navigate for a new girl in the big city... especially one who has everything to lose. In a city full of people with their own agendas, Whitney will have to quickly decide who she can trust and who to stay away from.

A talent-challenged girl tries to promote herself to stardom in New York's waning punk music world.

一个才华横溢的女孩试图在纽约衰落的朋克音乐界提升自己的知名度。

本片以过三十年代的大乐队时代为故事背景，描述一名萨克斯爵士乐手与一名女歌手之间爱恨交缠的情感，充满着人生的困惑和奈，跟一般好莱坞歌舞片的明亮轻快大异其趣

这个故事讲到了男女在事业与家庭上的抉择。丈夫与妻子在起步时双方只谈爱情，不谈事业。妻子是军官，丈夫只是个混混，二者还是结婚了，并沉浸于爱情之中…