Roberta, a former actress, lives in a small medieval village . One day knocks on her door Astardi John, the greatest love of her life. Astardi was a successful actor . He talks about his work situation, forced to work to accept advertising for local television . Both Roberta and John have remorse but the time is not coming back . Astardi back to Rome and met Pamela, an actress his old flame . Turns out that Pamela is a prostitute out of necessity: she is full of debts. Turn to Rome in search of friends who do not recognize him more nor help him to do some work in their films. Now destroyed and sadly there's nothing else to do but to take his own life . Meanwhile, Roberta trying to recover from that visit that had very destabilizing and proven. In the end for her there is someone who wants her as an actress starring in a new movie. For Astardi think later and try to help him out of the abyss into which it is stuck . This novel examines the conflicting aspects of the environment of the Rome film of the 90s .. His characters are affected significantly and often dramatically, each reacting with the inner strength of which he is capable.