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In his adulterous relationship with a young woman, a mature writer confuses romantic passion with inspiration whilst engaged in the writing of a long-awaited novel. The two try to cultivate the space of their love while preserving their respective partners. The conflict between passion and inspiration inevitably invades the livelihoods of the love quartet.
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A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb at the box office, he brings in a screenwriter to energize the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.

Beth, a bookish teenager, befriends Emilia, an aspiring novelist who has just arrived in town. Emilia soon begins an affair with Beth's father that threatens to have devastating consequences.