Three College friends go off to New York to become Broadway stars and they endure an endless parade of casting couches and frauds in their pursuit of Limelight, which puts more and more strains on their friendships.
Two young girls experience awakening sexuality in the heated atmosphere of a Swiss girls' boarding school.
Marina Pinares, the wife of the president of a South American country, insists on being his vice-presidential running mate in the next election. She's no stranger to assassination to get what she wants, so some suspect she'll kill her own husband after the election to become president. In a series of flashbacks we see her rise to power: a party girl willing to sacrifice a friend's virtue to gain favor; the lover of a soldier she later tortures; the mistress of the military man she soon marries.
Kirsten Kosinski (Anna Kristina) leaves her provincial town to work in the big city. After getting a job as a secretary, she finds herself occasionally "sellin her charms." Eventually, she becomes a full-time prostitute and feels the need to ensure the protection of a pimp to survive in this environment.
A middle aged suburban couple find a copy of Screw Magazine and get turned in by the photos. They place an ad in the swinging couples column and attend a S&M party before realizing that this new life is not for them.
