In the near future, as humanity prepares to set foot on Mars, Jacob Obus, an elderly musician, takes pride in slowing down time by playing instruments inspired by women's bodies, designed by his friend Arthur. A love triangle develops when Jacob and Arthur both fall in love with Avril, a young photographer. Enter Eugène Spaak, Arthur's father, an inventor and cosmologist who unveils a new theory about man's desire to reach Mars and helps Jacob find the true meaning of life and love.

彩妆师西蒙白日为他人妆点，夜晚则化身变装皇后让自己耀眼，妖娇的他是自己的女王，直到国王奥利维出现。两人联手建立华丽帝国，舞台上是伙伴演得热烈、私底下是情人爱得激烈。当奥利维步步登上高位成为世界中心，西蒙却越爱越卑微。同时，在西蒙成长中缺席的歌剧名伶母亲突然返乡开唱，渴望与母亲相见的他却一次次被敷衍。在亲情与爱情里挣扎，艳丽衣妆下的西蒙，逐渐迷失自我。

With a great cast featuring Stuart Whitman, John Saxon, Martin Landau, AND Tisa Farrow this film glides with the greatest of ease. STRANGE SHADOWS IN AN EMPTY ROOM is sort of a cross between the Italian crime/police potboiler and your average giallo thriller. An interesting and fun blend it is. I'd rather not give too much of the film away since it's better going into it knowing next to nothing. Let's just say there's murder, mystery, car chases, blood, funky 70s music, karate-kicking drag queens, and of course your all-star cast!

Industrial pollution causes water poisoning and generalized sickness in a nearby city and is the start of a major news scandal.