Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division of Poland under Russia, Prussia, and Aus…

　　Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk …

<p>　　華沙大學助理教授馬立克長途跋涉，去探訪闊別五年的好朋友兼大學同學楊，目的是要請楊返回大學工作。37歲的楊放棄了大學教席，在一個孤立的氣象站工作，與任職小學教師的妻子安娜及他的祖父住在偏遠的農村小屋，家中甚至沒有一個電視機。當地人亦沒有什麼文化生活，與楊格格不入。<br/>　　馬立克是個前途燦爛的物理學家，專…