一位年轻的画家瓦伦汀,迷失于虚构的世界,偶遇其祖母尼娜。在相聚的几天中,他们漫步于梦幻巴黎的各个街头。瓦伦汀告诉她,他对爱的力不从心。然而,尼娜不愿叙述她痛苦的过去。但为了减轻瓦伦汀的精神负担,她最终谈及了她被关押在集中营的悲惨遭遇。在清晨的阳光下,瓦伦汀试图在他的画作上增加新的色彩,并开始真正的生活。Valentin is a young gay painter who lives in the imaginary world of his paintings. When he finds his grandmother Nina, a Polish Jewish émigré with whom he feels very close, he confesses his lack of inspiration and loneliness. During these few days together in a psychedelic Paris, Valentin expresses more and more the need to know the past Nina always tried to hide.