Nino - a reclusive artist - encounters a familiar but forgotten portrait suddenly hanging on an otherwise blank wall in his grand, rent-controlled New York apartment. The painting awakens decades-old memories and associated Catalan mysteries. After a lingering flashback, Nino embarks on a journey to Barcelona in search of a long-lost love and faded artistic inspiration. Ultimately, his quest takes him for a ride on a magic realism merry-go-round circling...