distant star (or: a particularly pathetic film)

stella distante (ovvero: un film particolarmente patetico)

During a Parisian screening of short films, Paolo, an aspiring Italian filmmaker, meets Anna, a French actress. The young woman's eyes suddenly become the spark of a fire that, despite the bewildered reactions of his friends, begins to light up the protagonist's life. But what if the image of this woman, captured and shaped by Paolo's mind, had nothing to do with the real Anna?