芝加哥大学毕业的物理学家鲍里斯（拉里•戴维 Larry David 饰）自认天才，对世界及人性均极度悲观，在莫名其妙与妻子分手后跳楼自杀未遂，辞去工作搬到纽约曼哈顿城中，靠教小孩象棋为生。某晚在家门口发现了从密西西比州离家出走的天真少女美乐蒂（埃文•雷切尔•伍德 Evan Rachel Wood 饰）。美乐蒂请求鲍里斯收留，极不情愿的鲍里斯只答应让她暂住一晚，却没想到美乐蒂不仅对他的天才极度尊敬，在同龄朋友面前大加赞扬，并对自己渐生爱意。尽管有着四十多岁的年龄差异，二人仍决定结婚。不久美乐蒂的母亲玛丽埃塔（帕特里西娅•克拉克森 Patricia Clarkson 饰）被丈夫抛弃后从密西西比来访，与鲍里斯的朋友凯文（亚当•布鲁克斯 Adam Brooks 饰）一见钟情。凯文帮助玛丽埃塔成为了摄影师，但对鲍里斯不满的玛丽埃塔却想尽办法拆散他与美乐蒂……......
Janus is a young high school student who dreams of leaving his native countryside ravaged by isolation and alcoholism. His daily life changes when he discovers an artisanal distillery hidden in his grandfather's cellar....
A well-known Neapolitan writer returns to their hometown after a long absence and encounters an old friend known as Caracas. Caracas, once a neo-fascist skinhead, is now converting to Islam....
