Stella, a circus princess, has two suitors: young, handsome Count Waldberg and the greying, hidebound jeweller Hirsch. Stella’s love for Waldberg drives Hirsch mad with jealousy. He will stop at nothing to be near the woman of his dreams. When the count loses a staggering sum to the jeweller in a gambling duel, Stella embarks on a fateful mission to save her beloved’s honour. (Stumfilm.dk)

Jenny, a cleaner, is seduced by a local playboy, Edouard. Jenny's parents reject her after she spends the night with him. She finds a job as a vaudeville dancer, but ultimately winds up in the gutter.

阿丝塔·妮尔森扮演的汉娜，她的父亲沉迷酒精。她为欣赏她的、视她为为美的化身、于她如父亲般的画家作模特，并发生了爱情。一段时间后画家离开了汉娜，汉娜失意之下开始酗酒。后来画家归来，没有认出酗酒的汉娜却还是为她着迷，带她去画室想以她为模特塑造酒精成瘾的形象。看清自己、自己的爱情和美丽不过是艺术祭坛牺牲的汉娜，摧毁了画布。

阿丝塔·妮尔森扮演的汉娜，她的父亲沉迷酒精。她为欣赏她的、视她为为美的化身、于她如父亲般的画家作模特，并发生了爱情。一段时间后画家离开了汉娜，汉娜失意之下开始酗酒。后来画家归来，没有认出酗酒的汉娜却还是为她着迷，带她去画室想以她为模特塑造酒精成瘾的形象。看清自己、自己的爱情和美丽不过是艺术祭坛牺牲的汉娜，摧毁了画布。