XVIII century. Prince Golitsyn, the Russian ambassador to France, on the orders of Catherine II, is looking for a sculptor in Paris who could realize the empress’s plan - to create a monument to Peter the Great. On the recommendation of the encyclopedist Denis Diderot, the choice falls on the outstanding master - Etienne Maurice Falconet. The sculptor, of course, agrees, not yet suspecting what adventure he has gotten himself into. It’s good that I didn’t go to St. Petersburg alone, but took with me a young student, Marie-Anne Collot, who is determined to help the teacher in everything...