 Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he s a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on Bolt s celebrity, arranges for the U.S. to commission a statue for a London square to honor Bolt s achievement. Bolt s Italian wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of Bolt. In a pique, because he s neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a spectacular phallus, telling Bolt that he wasn t its model. Thinking he s a cuckold, Bolt goes on a jealous search for a man matching the statue. The diplomat, too, wants changes in the statue to protect his conservative image. Can art and love reconcile?