An old widowed man studies - and becomes a bit obsessed with - the Ancient Roman poet Lucretius. Along with this and in spite of his age, he continues to humor his body and its desires. He begins visiting a prostitute with whom he ends up falling in love. This strange union and the dangerous consumption of stimulating pills (the modern life version of Lucretius’ love filters?) lead the old man to set off on an epicurean challenge against life and death that eventually finds him in a hospital bed. The voice that inhabits his thoughts reveals a lucid and conscious observation: while bodies ruthlessly consumes, the quest for pleasure retains its undeniable attraction to human beings (and their bodies). That is the nature of things.