«A lingering sense of desolation and unease, with faint notes of pity and disgust, similar to the aftertaste of a bitter, expired liqueur.»

A washed-up singer and male prostitute, known as Richie Bravo, ekes out a living entertaining elderly tourists at a sparsely populated Italian resort during the off-season, while confronting his past, his dying fascist father, and the sudden arrival of his adult daughter.