This film, loosely inspired by Anton Chekov’s The Seagull, weaves a story about sex, family and the business of making films. When the young and overly sensitive filmmaker Julien screens…

The film is based on a German play by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Tropfen auf heisse Steine. A 50-year-old business man Léopold arrives home with 20-year-old Franz, whom he has just…