From head to toe attuned to love. According to her mother’s wishes, young Marlene is to become a concert violinist, but she much prefers to explore her sensual desires in the wild nights of Berlin. As a femme fatale in a tailcoat, she loves men as much as women, until Josef von Sternberg makes her a star in "The Blue Angel." In Hollywood, she is celebrated as a glamorous diva, repeatedly giving away her heart while always searching for love. She defies the advances of the Nazis and instead accompanies American GIs to the front. However, her return to her devastated homeland becomes a personal drama for Marlene. A novel as intoxicating as it is moving about a woman beyond all standards.