In the 1920s, on Long Island, not far from New York, the rich and handsome Jay Gatsby gives spectacular weekend parties, which are always crowded. But behind all the superficial glamour, there is a man with a mysterious past and an obsessive dream of love. As the long, hot summer passes, events take Gatsby along a path of hope, happiness and, ultimately, tragedy.


1920年間，在離紐約不遠的Long Island上，一位有錢且英俊的人Jay Gatsby，經常在週末舉辦了華麗派對，且參加的人時常爆滿。不過在這奢華且空虛的魅力背後，有一位擁有神秘過去的男子渴望愛情的故事。隨著漫長炎熱的夏天過去，這些活動帶給了Gatsby一線希望、幸福及最終悲劇的道路。