After a seemingly trivial argument, Antonio breaks up with Marta, who is soon after diagnosed with advanced cancer. The possibility of imminent death compels him to put aside romantic dramas and enjoy the small pleasures of everyday life. Based on Three bowls, the posthumous collection of stories byItalian writer Michela Murgia, and starring top Italian actors such as Alba Rohrwacher and Elio Germano, Three goodbyes It has a bittersweet luminosity that makes Isabel Coixet's first Italian film one of the most inspired by the Barcelona-born director, with an emotional serenity and touches of adult humor that lessen the darkness and seriousness of the subject.