65-year-old Jep Gambardella is a jaded journalist and wealthy bon vivant whose early promise as a novelist has never been fulfilled, though his infamy remains. He lives in a luxurious apartment overlooking the Colosseum and is a regular of Rome’s party circuit for the elite, a never-ending nocturnal parade of decadence. But his gold-tinged worldview begins to shift after he learns of the death of his first love… 2013 © 2013 Indigo Film, Babe Films, Pathé Productions, France 2 Cinéma.