Filmski portret ameriškega skladatelja Cola Porterja (Kevin Kline) je prežet z njegovimi nepozabnimi skladbami. Porter se spominja življenja kot gledališke igre, spomini pa so kot note v dodelanem elegantnem muzikalu.Filmski portret slavnega ameriškega skladatelja Cola Porterja (Kevin Kline) je prežet z njegovimi nepozabnimi skladbami. Porter se spominja svojega življenja kot nekakšne različice gledališke igre, njegovi spomini pa so kot note v dodelanem elegantnem muzikalu. Skozi nepozabne napeve "Anything Goes", "It's De-Lovely" in "Night and Day" se razkriva njegova kontroverzna ekscesna preteklost, med drugim odnos z njegovo ženo in glasbeno muzo Lindo Lee Porter (Ashley Judd).
De-Lovely is an original musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter, filled with his unforgettable songs. In the film, Porter is looking back on his life as if it was one of his spectacular stage shows, with the people and events of his life becoming the actors and action onstage. Through elaborate production numbers and popular hits like "Anything Goes," "It's De-Lovely," and "Night and Day," Porter's elegant, excessive past comes to light - including his deeply complicated relationship with his wife and muse, Linda Lee Porter.