在这部莎乐美剧情/历史片中,《莎乐美》系英国唯美主义作家王尔德根据圣经故事而创作的一部著名作品，讲述了犹太公主莎乐美如何诱使继父希律王杀死施洗者约翰的故事。剧中的莎乐美向约翰求爱而遭拒绝，发誓要吻到他的嘴唇，最后吻到的是约翰被砍下的头。
In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king's dawning lust for Salome as her means of bending the king to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are (contrary to Scripture) nearing conversion to the new religion. And the famous climactic dance turns out to have unexpected implications...
