Ronald Wright's bestseller A Short History Of Progress inspired this cinematic requiem to progress-as-usual. Throughout human history, what seemed like progress often backfired. Some of the world's foremost thinkers, activists, financiers and scientists challenge us to overcome 'progress traps,' which destroyed past civilizations and lie treacherously embedded in our own.。萝拉·蒙蒂斯是19世纪欧洲贵族的宠妓,在马戏团里兜售自己的艳史,这似乎是她为放纵付出的代价。这是奥菲尔的最后一部电影,影片以此作为框架,用闪回拼贴的方式表现箩拉巡回欧洲各国表演记忆,尤其她与巴伐利亚的路德维系国王以及作曲家李斯特之间的关系。。