Cecilie Brunner lives in her lavish villa and enjoys life surrounded by a series of drunken admirers. She was once a lovely woman, but after the death of her mother she has turned into a cynical vamp. However, when she falls in love with her neighbour and doctor Peter Van Martyn, she begins to question her wild lifestyle. "Circe did indeed provide Murray with a new corset, a role that suited her image, while expanding her range of expression - from ardent goddess to jazz mermaid, melancholy schoolgirl, playful dancer, convent teacher and patient, and contemporary critics praised her acting performance.” (Artemis Willis, Le giornate del cinema muto, 2023)