Celeste (Colette Laffont) is a computer clerk in a bank who becomes fascinated by the relationship between gold and power. Ruby (Julie Christie) is an enigmatic film star in quest of her childhood, her memories and the truth about her own identity. As their paths cross they come to sense that there could be a link between the male struggle for economic supremacy and the female ideal of mysterious but impotent beauty.淘金者在某些电影里也指一些完全因为金钱利益关系而与别人结婚的人，通俗点说就是“傍大款”的人。见电影《 上海之吻》。