Victor, an unemployed film director, his wife just died and left him a 9-year-old son. The difficulties depressed him so much and he became a drunk. The alcoholism was the only way to allow him to escape into the LaLaLand, the drunken illusions had become so real that he evolved into a great dreamer, telling wonderful stories to his son. His drunkenness also made him a would-be director who thought he himself actually directed those fantastic stories he told his son.

　　死期在自己選擇下到來， 荷利安最放不下是老狗Truman，告別從Truman 開始。遠方的死黨托馬士驚聞噩耗飛奔馬德里，四天任務，本來遊說荷利安繼續治療，但一開始荷利安便去跟醫生道別，再去面試狗狗領養人，還為Truman 將痛失愛主做心理諮詢。死亡是契機，他看懂了身邊人，包括尷尬遇上的朋友、不曉得父親將死的兒子。托馬士默默守望立場變軟，溫暖友情這一刻比死重要。坦然處理死亡，淚中不忘人生的歡喜，兩主角入戲得像真知己，雙雙獲封聖塞巴斯蒂安電影節影帝。