Guido Contini may be the most revered director of his time, loved by
critics and audiences alike, but he has one fatal flaw - an addiction
to pretty women. As if being torn between a stunning wife and
sultry mistress was not bad enough, Guido finds himself being stalked
by a seductive female reporter and hassled by the star of his next
film. He doesn't know which way to turn. Even if he has the
support of his mother, will this be enough to save him from the
temptations that are threatening to engulf him...
In his letters to his friends and family, Franz Kafka gives us a rich self-portrait that is surprisingly upbeat, nor the angst-ridden soul we might expect.
In the 1920s French cinema was at its most varied and stylish - witness the achievements of Abel Gance, Marcel L'Herbier, Jean Epstein and Jacques Feyder.
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.