Paris, 1916. Charming hooligan Modigliani, a frequenter of fashionable restaurants and a favorite of women, plunges into the abyss of bohemian life in an attempt to please critics and sell his work, but time after time he fails. Almost desperate, he is about to give up everything, as suddenly comes the news of the arrival of a prominent collector in the city. Modi gets a chance to change his life and turn from an unknown artist into a world-famous star.