the movie start out a bit interested with the son interested in a teenage girl his own age . clayburgh timid appear husband be kill in car crash a she be get ready to go to rome and sing a a diva . matthew object but come along . he connect with the young girl again but this time and matt be on cocaine . his superb voice and lovely and impetuous mother be in the limelight . she doesn not know how to handle matt addiction . the movie drag on in search of a plot . clayburgh be in the wrong role and bertolucci may have have his head in the moon while direct the picture . the moon have great symbolism . save your time . i be perhaps overly generous with 4 .