An autobiographical tale of the director. He and his family live in the country in a desolated, wooden house. They pass their days on contemplation as they live off the land. He likes to spend his time blindfolded, so that he can turn to his innermost senses. His wife collects herbs and flowers. They have a number of pets. He and his brother spy on a neighbor, a fat woman, who bathes naked. Then his parents visit; his father is very old and not well and they try to make his last days happy.