In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia, a fallen member of the exiled Russian aristocracy, and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat who asks Sofia to be the centerpiece of the world he wants to create.
Keywords: 1930s , air-raid , american-abroad , american-diplomat , blind-man , countess , japanese-invasion-of-china , living-in-exile , mass-exodus , nightclub-hostess , nightclub-owner , pre-world-war-ii , russian-aristocracy , russian-woman , shanghai-china , taxi-dancer