A San Francisco couple travels to France in search of Pablo Picasso.

George Smith, an architect in San Francisco, is feeling "a bit flat" after completing his latest, less-than-fulfilling project: designing a warehouse for a commercial complex. George's wife, Alice, tries to cheer him up by taking him to a party of artists, but it turns out to be a gaudy, pretentious affair that leaves both of them dispirited. After a restless night, George wakes up to find himself gazing with newfound fascination at the Picasso reproductions that adorn the walls of their apartment. Overcome with admiration for a truly brilliant artist, George impulsively proposes that he and Alice fly off to the south of France to track down Picasso and thank him in person. Alice agrees, thinking the trip will prove a delightful lark. But George's desire to find Picasso turns into an obsession that starts to take a toll on their seemingly ideal marriage.—Eugene Kim <[email protected]>

San Francisco based architect George Smith is dissatisfied with his professional life, especially after his company completes design of a large development project, in which his small contribution - a big, square, empty warehouse - he was not even allowed to include a washroom. As George, a former art school student, is inspired by the works of Pablo Picasso who looks at the world in his own way, George convinces his wife, Alice Smith, that they expand on what was supposed to be only his one week off following completion of that project by traveling to France for as long as it takes to find Picasso so that they can just say thanks to him for the happiness he has given them. Locating Picasso and actually being able to speak to him may be two totally different matters. Based on advice from Picasso's friend Luis Miguel Dominguín, George goes to extreme lengths to achieve his goal. The larger questions are whether this trip will reinvigorate George's life especially if the Smiths aren't able to meet and speak to Picasso, and what will happen to their marriage, especially as this quest is more George's than Alice's.—Huggo