A Russian poet, Andrei, conducts research in Italy on a composer from his homeland. There, he meets old Domenico, a man many consider insane. Domenico entrusts him with a highly original mission: to cross the Bagno Vignoni thermal bath with a lighted candle.

Cast:
Filippa Franzen, Sven Wollter, Erland Josephson, Valerie Mairesse