ApianistnamedGarvey,whiletravelingonatour,getsoffthetraintobuycigarettes,andlearnsfromasalesgirlthatthecitiesimaginedbyGrinreallyexist.Forgettingabouthistour,hegoestooneofthesecities,wherehemeetsthecaptainof"TheWaverunner"...ThefamousbardAlexanderGalichwrotethescripttothisfilm-oneofthe1960sbestmotionpictures.ThefilmfeatureshiswonderfulsongsasperformedbyGalichhimself:"AshipwassailingfromfarawayAustralia...","Thingswillstraightenout,there’snothingtoworryabout..."...Inthe21stcentury,thecinemawillbedifferent;perhapsit’snatural.Andyet,it’sapity..