《帕罗奥图》的故事改编自弗兰科写的一本同名短篇小说集，由大导演弗朗西斯·科波拉的孙女吉亚·科波拉自编自导。　　　　影片主要围绕生活在加利福尼亚的一群人展开，这群人包括了足球教练（弗兰科 饰）、一个临时婴儿保姆（艾玛·罗伯茨 饰）和一对惹上麻烦的孩子（Jack Kilmer和Nat Wolff）。

　　Samuel forsakes his harsh religious upbringing to live his own life but his soul remains caught between the world and the faith he left behind.

Written by Guillaume Renusson and Clément Peny, the story (which won the Audience Award for Best Screenplay for a First Feature Film at Angers’ Europe