Slávny filmový režisér Guido Anselmi odchádza do kúpeľov, aby unikol pred osobnou aj profesionálnou krízou. Všetci netrpezlivo čakajú na jeho nový, významný film. On však nevie, ako ďalej. Ku všetkému Guida prenasleduje roztrpčená manželka Luisa a rozmarná milenka Carla. Objavuje sa aj krásna Claudia, ktorá stelesňuje ženský ideál...
Woody Allen stars as Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar winner turned washed-up, neurotic director in desperate need of a comeback. When it comes, Waxman finds himself backed into a corner: Work for his ex-wife Ellie or forfeit his last shot. Is Val blinded by love when he opts for the reconnect? Is love blind when it comes to Ellie's staunch support? Literally and figuratively, the proof is the picture.
Filmový režisér, ktorý už nieje schopný tvoriť. Príčinu tejto prázdnoty musí hľadať vo svojom živote. V spomienkach sa vracia do detstva, k svojej prvej dospelej láske i k bolesti z ich rozchodu.
Delphine is the author of an autobiographical novel that has become a bestseller. Exhausted by the promotional tour, just when she feels out of place, paralyzed by the idea of having to start writing again, she meets Elle, a young, attractive, intelligent, intuitive woman who seems to understand her better than anyone.
Bohemian Alex Morrison has just finished directing his first feature length movie. In its previews, the movie is considered a critical, artistic and surefire commercial success. As such, Alex seemingly has his choice of what his next project will be. As he makes the rounds both in the Hollywood community and European movie centers for ideas, he fantasizes about movie scenarios of those everyday situations he is in.
Ariel is a painter who finds herself stuck in a creative slump that threatens her sanity. Meanwhile, her ego takes the shape of an Astronaut, looking for something that might awaken her from this creative and psychological state
Colin is a painting student in Italy, introverted and suffering from a void in his life. He no longer paints. One weekend, he decides to return to France to spend a day with his friends whom he has not seen for a long time. But this little party will not go as hoped. The gap that has grown between him and them continues to widen, to the point where continuing to look away is no longer possible.
