Filippo Trojano

In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged English writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano.

Luis, a wandering street performer, crosses a forest in search of Sàmara, a legendary city where artists are welcomed and celebrated. Along the way he encounters a mysterious Persian poet, an ambiguous magician, the dancer Rosita and young Morito. As reality gives way to visions and apparitions, Luis discovers that the road to Sàmara may be an inner journey rather than a destination.

A train travels across Italy toward Rome. Onboard is a professor who daydreams a conversation with a love that never was; a family of Albanian refugees who switch trains and steal a ticket; three brash Scottish soccer fans en route to a match; and a complaining widow travelling to a memorial service for her late husband who's accompanied by a community-service volunteer who's assisting her. Interactions among these Europeans turn on class and nationalism, courtesy and decorum, and opportunities for kindness.

Luis, a wandering street performer, crosses a forest in search of Sàmara, a legendary city where artists are welcomed and celebrated. Along the way he encounters a mysterious Persian poet, an ambiguous magician, the dancer Rosita and young Morito. As reality gives way to visions and apparitions, Luis discovers that the road to Sàmara may be an inner journey rather than a destination.