The Beautiful and Damned

Francis Scott Fitzgerald, who announced to the world the beginning of the new century - the "jazz age," stands apart in modern American classics. Flesh of the flesh of that legendary era, he reflected it brighter and more impartially than anyone else. Ernest Hemingway wrote about him: "His talent was as natural as a pattern of pollen on butterfly wings." We all remember the stunning novel "The Great Gatsby" and its brilliant adaptation starring Leonardo DiCaprio. This time, Fitzgerald introduces us to new characters of the "Roaring Twenties" - the brilliant Anthony Patch and his beautiful wife, Gloria. While waiting for Anthony's grandfather, the multimillionaire, to die and leave them his enormous fortune, they are squandering their lives in New York, dining in the best restaurants, renting the most prestigious housing. It doesn't take them long to realize that every choice has its price - sometimes an unbearable one…