Biopic of composer Cole Porter, exploring his private and public personas as the songwriter casts back to the key events in his life while watching a rehearsal of a musical based on his experiences, including his marriage to a glamorous socialite, his homosexual liaisons and the tragedy that blighted his later years. Starring Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd and Jonathan Pryce, and featuring performances of Porter's classic songs by Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow and Elvis Costello.

From Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood, the lives of Cole Porter and his wife, Linda Lee Thomas were never less than glamorous and wildly unconventional. And though Cole's thirst for life strained their marriage, Linda never stopped being his muse, inspiring some of the greatest songs of the twentieth century.