A shameless and opportunistic young art critic sets out to write a biography of an enigmatic painter in his quest for fortune and glory. But first he has to convince the aging artist, who lives with his daughter in the Alps. The story crisscrosses Western Europe, from the Alps, into France, Germany and lastly to Belgium’s North Sea coast. Based on the novel of the same name by Daniel Kehlmann.
Na busca por fortuna e glória, um jovem crítico sem vergonha e oportunista se propõe a escrever a biografia de um pintor enigmático. Antes, no entanto, ele tem de convencer o velho artista, que vive com sua filha nos Alpes. A história cruza a Europa Ocidental, dos Alpes à França, à Alemanha e à costa do Mar do Norte da Bélgica. Baseado no livro homônimo de Daniel Kehlmann.