Outoftheimaginationofacclaimedartist-filmmakerHenryCoombescomesAlbert,aneccentric,agingpainterdoublingasanunconventional,Jung-inspiredpsychotherapist.WhenAlbert’sfriendaskshimtocounselherlethargicgrandsonBen,whoseongoingboyfriendproblemsarerapidlyfuelinganalreadydeepdepression,theirsubsequenttherapysessionsrevealasmuchaboutAlbertastheydoaboutthetroubledyoungman.Coombes’debutfeatureisawitty,perceptivestudyofsocialmores,sexualexcessandthebizarre,symbioticrelationshipbetweendoctorandpatient;teacherandpupil;artistandmuse.
