In Paris, Tonino, a young Italian painter, meets a fascinating woman artist who changes his life.
Tonino, a young Italian artist of twenty years, undertakes a trip to Paris in the footsteps of his dead parents. On the banks of the Seine, he meets Mario, an old bookseller mad about literature who helps him sell his paintings. Soon, another artist -a mature woman painter- enters his life. For Tonino, she becomes a mother, a goddess, a lover.
It's the story of a young painter who meets a woman who could be his mother. The young man is Italian. He's about twenty. He speaks a little French. He's been in Paris for a short while. He comes from a small town in northern Italy. His name is Tonino. He lost his parents when he was very young. He was brought up by his grandparents. In order to make a living, he tries to sell small paintings that he paints with acrylic paint.In Paris, the young man meets Mario, a bookseller with a passion for literature who sells old books on the banks of the Seine. He spends his time reciting excerpts from his favorite authors. He's very kind to Tonino like a gentle grandfather. He tries to help Tonino by exhibiting his paintings among the books.Tonino then meets an Italian woman in her forties. This woman is a painter and has a certain name in the art world. She earns her living from painting. She's very beautiful and sensual. She lives in a stunning Parisian apartment. Her living room is her studio. This woman will take care of Tonino like a mother. She also plays the role of a painting mentor. She guides him and helps him grow. Tonino's modest paintings are gradually transformed by contact with this woman.The woman offers to let Tonino pose for her, for a fee. Later, Tonino asks her not to give him any more money, but to pose for him in exchange. Their relationship takes the form of a marriage. Their desire blossoms. The woman will free Tonino, cure him from his lack of maternal love and make him a young man ready to take flight in life.
