本片是年轻的阿根廷导演韦伯在实验个人资料库中的视听素材时，对英国自然历史学家菲利普·亨利·高斯提出的形而上学观点的思索。

The action of the film takes place in 1943. The title character is a cosmopolitan and incapable of deeper feelings seducer. In Poland, he lost his entire family. Alone - being in the heart of Nazi Germany - he hides his Jewish origins and often eludes death. He works as a waiter in the restaurant of an exclusive hotel and carelessly enjoys all the charms of life surrounded by luxury, beautiful women and friends from all over Europe. However, when the war begins to take a bloody toll on those closest to him, the intricately built world that surrounds him crumbles like a house of cards.

Seven-year old Filip admires his older brother Sebastian most of all. They fool around, watch movies and play football together. One evening Filip happens to see something unexpected between Sebastian and his best friend and Filip doesn't know how to handle it.

本片根据发生在2009年的真实故事改编。船长理查德-菲利普斯（汤姆-汉克斯 饰演）要从位于佛蒙特的家前往阿曼的萨拉拉，带领20名船员，指挥这艘装载着170…

糟糕的室友、无趣的工作、平淡的单身世界，菲利普总是过着这样一成不变的生活。直到有一天，当他邂逅了美丽的盲人大提琴手丽娜，菲利普教条封闭的世界才逐渐有了本就该属于年轻人的色彩……这是一部十分讨巧的商业电影，画面色彩温暖明亮、紧扣主题的配乐更是舒缓动人。影片在着力诉诸浓浓深情的同时还适时地点缀些许来源于生活的诙谐幽默，让人在笑声中尽情地体会着爱情的甜蜜与力量。

菲利普（詹森·舒瓦兹曼 Jason Schwartzman 饰）是纽约文学界一颗冉冉上升的新星，他的处女作《加入街头游行》相当精彩，第二部作品也马上就要出品。然而，周围的环境却似乎在与他作对，让他感到困惑和愤怒。 　　菲利普以自我为中心，常常陷入自我怀疑的漩涡中。他的摄影师女友阿什莉（伊丽莎白·莫斯 Elisabeth Moss 饰）是他创作过程中的重要伴侣，但最近两人间的关系似乎出现了裂痕。阿什莉对菲利普的自我中心感到厌烦，而菲利普则感到他的创作成就没有得到应有的认可。与此同时，菲利普的妹妹也给他带来了许多麻烦。妹妹一直以来都是他的支持者，但最近她开始怀疑菲利普的才华和潜力。她认为菲利普只是依靠自大和摆出姿态来吸引注意力，而不是真正有实力。

本剧展现了美国著名科幻作家菲利普·迪克笔下的科幻世界。