The Only Journey of His Life

As Georgios Vizneyos one of Greeces greatest authors degenerates in an Athens mental asylum the tale of another storyteller his grandfather begins to emerge through his mad ramblings This lavish film recreates through his own words the writers childhood life rich with fantasy and legend Apprenticed to a tailor young Georgios mind is filled with his grandfather fairy tales He ponders the hill from which one can climb into the sky and waits each day for the chance to bring clothes to the princess and win her heart through song But just as reality begins to germinate doubt in his mind Georgios is called home to his ailing grandfather who will reveal one final true story that may prove to be the most fantastic of all