Within the walls of the Grave, the orphanage where Nica grew up, a legend has always been told: that of the maker of tears, a mysterious craftsman, guilty of crafting all the fears and anxieties that inhabit the hearts of men. But at seventeen years old,
佩特拉（玛吉特·卡斯滕森 Margit Carstensen 饰）是一位小有名气的女画家，和丈夫结婚多年，两人养育了一个女儿。然而，随着时间的推移，佩特拉发现自己越来越看不起虚伪冷漠的丈夫，不自由的婚姻生活令她感到窒息，于是，她选择了离婚
经朋友西朵妮（Katrin Schaake 饰）的介绍，佩特拉结识了名为卡琳（汉娜·许古拉 Hanna Schygulla 饰）的美国女子，趣味相投的两人很快就彼此吸引，开始了她们的同居生活。佩特拉供养着卡琳，并且积极地将她引入时装模特的行列，然而，卡琳却将佩特拉的爱意
A cartoonist in Rome with his armadillo-for-a-conscience reflects on his path in life and a would-be love as he and his friends travel outside the city.
