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Leaving behind his frustrated wife, Alberto sets off alone for
Melancias, a remote country which has already swallowed up many of
his colleagues in the not so distant past. In actual fact, Melancias
possesses some more or less pleasant secrets, which will be revealed
to Alberto Colombo by Christian, the sole survivor in that place on
the furthest edge of the known world. Back in Italy, his wife has
time to realize the futility of her career-driven existence, to respond
to the advances of an enterprising colleague and to reassess her relationship
with the distant husband she had written off as dried-up and decrepit.
Nine long months go by, during which Alberto Colombo puts together a string of remarkable successes. Nine months is a long time, enough for a new life to be born, enough for a life to be radically altered. On his return to Italy, there are a few surprises awaiting Alberto. The biggest is to find his wife both in love with him and ready to follow him to the end of the world. Even to Melancias, land of milk and honey, where Alberto is sent once again, this time with triple the salary and all the trappings of a winner. Colombo is ready to faint at the mere thought of going back. Margherita is ready with the necessary encouragement to make him think it over, but Melancias has yet more surprises in store for both of them. A tale which runs along the confines of reality and imagination. A dream to escape from the everyday routine which too often threatens to stifle our lives. |
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