Rotterdam Film Festival catalogue 1993: The most important theme of Rappaport′s brilliant film is the discrepancy between the public figure Ruck Hudson-the star, the Don Juan with his Hollywood airs and his homosexuality and private life. An actor plays Rock and provides a commentary on a series of sequences from Rock Hudson films, from the hyper-romantic and sugary films with Doris Day and Tony Randall to the more serious roles such as those in films by Douglas Sirk.