For struggling playwright Mark, the memories of his most treasured holiday, a brief trip to Italy, are the source of his inspiration and his frustration. In an attempt to find new ideas for a script which will star the love of his life (his reluctant flatmate who resents him), he returns to the scent of a perfume from that vacation. Tragedy strikes when he loses the last trace of the fragrance, and he is forced to resort to desperate measures to find that smell, find the inspiration he needs and fulfill his ultimate dreams.

This offbeat comedy gem is the feature debut of Charlotte Ercoli, featuring an all-star cast of Tim Heidecker, Kevin Kline, Julia Fox and Fisher Stevens to name but a few. Like our protagonist’s flights of fancy, the film’s dreamlike structure gives way to flashbacks, idle reveries and musical numbers on a whim. Heidecker’s central performance of a stunted manchild obsessed with pop-cultural detritus speaks to our culture’s current obsession with the past - trapped in a nostalgic world that no longer exists and lashing out at anything new or original. Thankfully, this highly original film will combat those fears.