Set in Chicago, MontrĂ©al, and Paris, a quiet story about love and conscience, drawn from multiple literary sources, including Theodore Dreiserâs eponymous 1900 novel, Alexandre Dumas fils' La Dame aux CamĂ©lias, AbbĂ© PrĂ©vostâs Manon Lescaut, and Sherwood Andersonâs âBrothers.â