Samson Shillitoe, a renowned New York City poet, struggles with personal issues, including four months of unpaid alimony and writer's block. He's attracted to women, but his relationships are complicated, and he's prone to violent outbursts. His current wife, Rhoda, is concerned about his well-being and believes a therapist could help. Samson reluctantly agrees to see Dr. Oliver West, but his association with the therapist brings its own complications, including Dr. West's unhappy wife and a colleague seeking a human subject for a lobotomy procedure.
A Fine Madness
A celebrated poet, Samson Shillitoe, struggles to overcome his creative block, blaming his inability to write on his all-consuming obsession with romance.
