Dmitri Devereux is thirty-two, a Slovak-born and acclaimed yet elusive film director known only by name. Every movie he touches becomes an instant classic, making a role in one of his productions nearly impossible to secure. Standing at six foot one, with pale blond hair, sharp features, and distant, heavy-lidded eyes, he often seems lost in a world of his own making. When a rookie actor sparks a flood of inspiration unlike anything he’s felt before, Dmitri finds himself unable to look away.