Allegra (Elizabeth Reaser of The Family Stone) is a commitment-phobic New Yorker who has been dumped by her girlfriend. She begins an affair with Philip (Justin Kirk, Weeds), a charismatic academic but also becomes romantically entangled with Grace (Gretchen Mol, The Notorious Bettie Page), an attractive woman who, unbeknownst to Allegra, happens to be the ex-girlfriend of Philip!Directed by Maria Maggenti (The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love), this Sundance Film Festival favourite takes the conventional romantic comedy formula and twists it into a refreshing look at modern relationships. Because in Puccini for Beginners anything goes!