Written by Guillaume Renusson and Clément Peny, the story (which won the Audience Award for Best Screenplay for a First Feature Film at Angers’ European First Film Festival) revolves around Samuel who, in the aftermath of a recent tragedy, leaves to get away from it all in his chalet in the Italian Alps, a place of passage for migrants looking to cross the border between Italy and France. Samuel is nonplussed by the anger of those living in his village, who organise hunts in the mountains to track the migrants. One night, he comes across Chehreh who has fled her war-torn country for France. Faced with her distress, Samuel decides to help her make the crossing, telling himself it will only take a few hours.

　　Samuel forsakes his harsh religious upbringing to live his own life but his soul remains caught between the world and the faith he left behind.

　　Signe and Thomas are in an unhealthy, competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn when Thomas suddenly breaks through as a contemporary artist. In response, Signe makes a desperate attempt to regain her status by creating a new persona hell-bent on attracting attention and sympathy.

　　《帕罗奥图》的故事改编自弗兰科写的一本同名短篇小说集，由大导演弗朗西斯·科波拉的孙女吉亚·科波拉自编自导。　　　　影片主要围绕生活在加利福尼亚的一群人展开，这群人包括了足球教练（弗兰科 饰）、一个临时婴儿保姆（艾玛·罗伯茨 饰）和一对惹上麻烦的孩子（Jack Kilmer和Nat Wolff）。　　　　由预告片透露出的信息来看，在加利福尼亚的帕罗奥图这座小镇上，有寻爱的姑娘，有惹麻烦的男孩，也有两者兼顾的男人，而弗兰科便是这位“左右逢源”的男人，他在片中不但与年轻的罗伯茨之间有千丝万缕的情爱联系，也会参与年轻人的荒唐麻烦事。刚刚结束《春假》的弗兰科春心不减，本片看起来似乎略有一些轻口味《春假》的感觉。不过罗伯茨除了要与足球教练弗兰科情感纠葛之外，她与Jack Kilmer饰演的角色之间似乎也有扯不清的关系。　　　　虽然首款预告看不出什么故事苗头，但方·基默的出现不可不谓一份惊喜，作为主演之一的他在预告片中首次亮相的形式也颇让人忍俊不禁，相信他在片中的表现也会是影片的大亮点之一。