A young artist leaves his girlfriend behind in Paris to pursue an arts fellowship in Rome, where he stays at a historic villa and becomes infatuated with a local man who works there. As he spends more time with him, he begins to question his own sexuality and grapples with his feelings of desire, uncertainty, and confusion.
Défense d'aimer
A talented artist flees Paris for Rome, winning a prestigious fellowship to hone his craft in the Eternal City. He settles into a stunning Medici villa, pouring his heart into his work, but his life takes an unexpected turn after a chance encounter with someone who will profoundly alter his path.
