20世纪70年代，美国纽约如火如荼。适值此刻，一名犹太肉类批发商又为这个动乱的年代火上加油。他名叫拉瑞·拉文森（Larry Levenson），脸上永久显现和颜悦色的笑脸，他和妻子格劳瑞拉具有一个美好的家庭。不过，拉瑞好像不安于现状，他和女朋友玛丽以安森尼亚旅馆为据点，合伙开设一家名为“柏拉图庄园”的沙龙。他们鼓舞已婚配偶来此进行换妻游戏，这一行动在纽约导致极大轰动。巴望身心解放的大家纷繁聚首于此，人员遍及各行各业。大家纵情享用鱼水之欢，只争朝夕，乐而忘忧。正如硬币的另一面，拉瑞及其沙龙不可避免地遭受来自各界的质疑和刁难，从70年代到90年代，这位公认的放纵之王阅历着屡次多彩、起伏跌宕的人生……
The parallel stories of Plato"s Retreat, a Manhattan sex club for straight couples that operated from 1977 until the mid 1980s, and of Larry Levenson, the club"s impresario. In present-day interviews, Larry"s family talks about him, while writers, reporters, and clients talk about the club. Mixed with these interviews are still photographs and archival footage of the club, Larry"s appearances on talk shows, and newspaper articles. By the late 70s, the club was in full swing, with talk of Plato"s Retreats in other cities. By the end of the decade, tax problems had Larry in trouble with the IRS and changing mores gave the club a different vibe. Then AIDS became an epidemic.
