Synopsis for
Diary of a Nymphomaniac (2008) More at IMDbPro »Diario de una ninfómana (original title)

Valerie, a French young woman, is brought up with her granny. The movie starts off with a discussion about the necessity of keeping memories, and a short discussion about sex. Granny advices Val to keep her acts and memories into a diary. And so she does. It runs off with Val's memories about her first sexual encounters at the ripe age of fifteen, then rapidly moves to her leaving to Barcelona. Val is still ensured that the only way to fulfill her own completion is by having sex. With anyone. Her granny dies. Val is going for some job interviews, one at an Italian fashion house and the other one at a firm with a director called Jaime. Val gets in love, for the first time in her life, with Jaime. They move together to a penthouse overviewing the Mediterranean whilst Val is feeling awkward that Jaime is paying for everything. They do get interested in having kids, whilst Val's friend Cristina thinks it's too quick. Val is getting the job at the Italian fashion house. Suddenly Jaime turns up, turned on, and causes a scene. Val decides to leave and meets the support from her female friends. Then Val returns to be the victim of her sexual desires and falls into prostitution in a "high-level" brothel. Here she meets some customers that affect her thinking in different ways. Giovanni and Alex among others. Then Val is ordered to take care of a disabled man which appears to attract her feelings. After some woeful scenes, Val decides to take her pack and go. In the end scene, Val rapidly visit her best female friend in the midst of pouring rain ready to start life over again.