A woman at the hotel bar observes a man who is molesting other women. She knows what he's thinking. She knows his fantasies. An incident in the elevator abruptly shifts his perception of masculinity.

Vienna, Austria, 1912. The brilliant painter Oskar Kokoschka, considered one of the main representatives of the expressionist movement, has a tumultuous relationship, both professional and romantic, with the composer Alma Mahler.