In 1944, American sailor Dean Barry arrives in Naples, a city destroyed by bombing after the liberation of Italy. Dean meets Lucia, a young and very poor girl with whom he falls madly in love. Two years later, at the end of his service, Dean has to return to New Jersey and Lucia remains in Naples, alone and pregnant.

Jack and Olivia marry and move from London to Sorrento, Italy, the couple’s new life begins to unravel as tensions lead to addictions and temptations. Family secrets are revealed, and the couple must accept that their lives will never be the same.

The original comedy, set in the world of independent Italian cinema, features a director, frustrated and a fool, who is behind the mirage of making the film of his life to avoid taking responsibility both as a professional and as a man.