Italian film director suffering from severe director's block and existential crisis. Experiences surreal dreams and flashbacks, struggles with marital issues and an extramarital affair, ultimately realizes he must accept his life rather than escape into art, and regains his passion to direct.
Guido projects his desire for emotional rescue onto Claudia.
Guido's extramarital lover who visits him during his creative crisis.
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