大學圖書館裡的珍貴手抄本,遭人用大型釘子牢牢地固定在四處,經警方抽絲剝繭分析,發現一位年輕哲學系教授涉有重嫌;此時,這位教授拋棄了名車和身分,前往古老的小鎮、住進破舊的農舍,展開全新生活…詩意而精準的影像情感,將一個簡單的懸疑劇文本,理出和煦而動人的光彩。本屆威尼斯影展終身成就獎得主,高齡77歲的義大利國寶級大師,宣稱本片將是其封刀之作,切勿錯過!
A young and eminent professor finds himself at the center of a difficult investigation. He turns his back on everything and ends up on the peaceful banks of the River Po, where he finds an old building and takes possession of it.