电影导演圭多（马塞洛·马斯楚安尼 Marcello Mastroianni 饰）在完成了一部影片之后感到筋疲力尽，他来到一处疗养地休息，同时开始构思下一部电影。他受到恶梦的困扰，精神不振，灵感也陷入停
The famous writer Bernard travels to a small town nearby a lake to spend vacation out of season in t
Two narrators, one seen and one unseen, discuss possible connections between a series of paintings.
