本片取自狄德罗小说中的一个片断，讲一个上流社会女子被情人抛弃后，想出一招：她鼓励对方跟一名有卖淫背景的女子结合，先实行广泛的保密工作，事成后再把这则天塌地裂的消息公诸于众。

THE NEW GENTLEMEN, one of the wittiest, most sophisticated comedies ever to come out of France, describes a tug-of-war over a pretty young actress between an aging aristocrat and a young left-wing union organizer.

Prince Sacha studies in Paris and cares more for Marianne than about Silistrie, the country his family was exiled from. But Chautard, a French financier, who has business there (the country is rich in oil), wouldn't mind a little political stability. So why not restore the ancient royal family to the throne? But is Pri…

本片取自狄德罗小说中的一个片断，讲一个上流社会女子被情人抛弃后，想出一招：她鼓励对方跟一名有卖淫背景的女子结合，先实行广泛的保密工作，事成后再把这则天塌地裂的消息公诸于众。