A Bachelors Life Abroad

The action is set in the early 20th century The film is made up of six sequences In the first Michal young man who came from Poland to Germany enrolls in a course on how to behave in social situations and on etiquette However when he tries to approach girls using the rules which hes been taught he only makes a fool of himself Then he goes to work for a man who owns a carousel and who loves to chase other women In the next sequence Michal meets the divorced landlady Mrs Luther and goes through a whole lot of erotic experiences When he escapes exhausted from his landlady he starts working in a mine and visits brothels on a regular basis He looks on women in a totally cynical manner However his persistent wandering must finally result in a true love