Lóriisalonelyandmelancholywomanwhodivideshertimebetweenhertasksasanelementaryschoolteacherandherromanticrelationships,whicharealwaysquickandsuperficial.Bychance,shemeetstheArgentineUlysses,arenownedprofessorofphilosophy,self-centeredandprovocative.EventhoughUlyssesdoesn'tunderstandanythingaboutwomen,itiswithhimthatLóriwilllearntoloveandfaceherownloneliness.ThefilmbringsClariceLispector'snovel"UmaAprendizagemouOLivrodosPrazeres"toourdays.