In a world where everyone is striving for what is not worth having, no one is more determined to climb to the heights of English society than Becky Sharp.

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

Stanton Carlisle joins a seedy carnival, working with "Mademoiselle Zeena" and her alcoholic husband, Pete.

Silicon Valley, California, USA, 2010. Instagram was born with the purpose of offering its users a simple way to enrich the visual quality of their photographs; but it soon became a powerful tool aimed at people who, in order to feel good about themselves, and regardless of their personal circumstances, worship appearance, fame and luxury.