It is loosely based on the Anton Chekhov's drama play The Seagull.

For her performance Pamela Villoresi won a Grolla d'oro.

[2] A young writer finds himself trapped between his mother (Laura Betti), a horrible actress, and the knowledge that he has only mediocre talent as a playwright and almost no character.

After the young man suffers the loss of his mistress at the hands of his stepfather, also a novelist, his self-esteem is so shattered that he commits suicide.

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