Beautiful and Damned

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