Rome, 1880. Gregorio has decided to close his bakery, the family business. Then he tells his sons Pippo, Mario and daughter Teta that they will have to fend for themselves. But newly married Irene, Pippo's wife, a beautiful, calculating and ambitious young woman, wants to take over the inheritance. Acting on intelligence, weighing every step and its consequences, she manages to convince the brothers that they must prevent at all costs that his father falls in love again to avoid the risk of losing their inheritance.

法国男星加斯帕德·尤利尔（Gaspard Ulliel）将在传奇大师伊夫圣罗兰（Yves Saint Laurent）的传记电影中饰演这位公开同性恋。YSL被誉为“色彩创造者”，他17岁被Vogue发掘，21岁即担任Dior首席设计师，26岁时与爱人兼事业伙伴皮埃尔·贝 尔热（Pierre Bergé）开创以自己名字命名的奢侈品牌，从此以无数经典作品叱咤时尚界。

这部以BRESSON的电影风格为主题的记录片，是对这位法国银幕书写者的一次献礼。在他极度克制的作者电影里，感性的个体（有时是动物），他们无力的不断尝试着在这个痛苦的世界里的生存。记录片以明确的主题分为数个段落：“电影” “理论”。这些主题由BRESSON，TARKOVSKY，MALLE，SCHRADER（作家，著有上述三位导演的学术论本）的访谈片段拼示而出。 学识与体验展示在这些话语间，而54分钟的长度对这位伟大导演而言未免过短了。