该片改编自萨克斯与毛里西奥·扎克瑞亚斯的剧本，以活力四射的80年代末纽约为背景，被描述为“一部展现受压迫之城的音乐幻想曲”。马雷克饰演一位生活在市中心的艺术家吉米·乔治，他处于重病和死亡之间的特殊时刻，一切美丽和爱都有可能实现。

The story follows Garance, who’s a young actress but not a star. Brave, joyful and resilient, she manages things as best she can, finding fuel and unconditional comfort in alcohol. Garance subsequently changes her life and sets out on an eight-year journey of relocations, work, encounters, parties, anxieties, joyful moments and harsh blows… She embarks upon an intimate, friendship-focused and sexual revolution, but she continues to drink increasing amounts. Until death seems to loom...