Expensive Husbands

The story unfolds largely in Vienna, with a grand Viennese hotel as a key setting. The city’s old-world elegance and social scene frame the marriage-for-advancement plot. The backdrop contrasts Hollywood glamour with European aristocratic expectations.

💖 Love vs Money

Laurine and Rupert enter a marriage of convenience partly to secure wealth and status, but their growing bond challenges the initial motives. The film probes whether true affection can survive calculated arrangements. The tension between affection and financial interest drives the plot to its turning points.

💼 Marriage of Convenience

The central plot device is a marriage arranged for career and cash rather than love. Both parties negotiate power through the union, testing loyalty, pride, and the price of fame. The arrangement creates comic and dramatic conflict as pretenses blur with genuine feeling.

🎭 Fame and Identity

Laurine’s career aspirations drive her decisions, revealing the price of fame in show business. Rupert’s princely identity adds social pressure and expectations. The story examines how appearances and public personas mask private desires, and what people are willing to sacrifice for stardom.