1974, Rome.
Guido is an artist who would love to be part of the contemporary avant-garde, but his wife Serena, who loves him passionately, has a hard time accepting his art and, above all, his appeal for his models.
Their sons, Dario and Paolo, 10 and 5 years old, witness their parents irresistible attraction to each other, their failures, their betrayals, and their perpetual loving bargaining with each other..