In the Louis XIV era of the 17th century, Marchis (Sophie Marceau Sophie Marceau), a young girl in a dirty and chaotic town, moved the Moliere troupe with a beautiful dance. Marchis followed the troupe to Paris and began to dream of a world-famous actress. However, the road of the actress is not as smooth as she imagined. Most of the time, she can only play the dumb and stupid person, and she has to sell her body in exchange for the opportunity to perform. The poet Racine (Lambert Wilson Lambert Wilson) and the court nobles took a fancy to Marchis when they watched the play, so she got the chance to perform for King Louis XIV. As a result, they became acquainted with Racine, and the two gradually developed feelings. Marchis began to wander between the troupe and Racine, and finally decided to play Racine's tragedy, and was a great success, but also won the favor of the king. When she performed again, she fainted ill. The maid who took her place not only broke the agreement between her and Racine about the role of the play, but also made her doubt her own value.