German occupation in Warsaw. Jan Brzechwa, unhappily in love with the hairdresser's wife, fights for love and survival. Due to his Jewish origin, the poet has to hide on the "Aryan side" of Warsaw. In mortal danger and loneliness, Brzechwa writes "Akademia Pana Kleksa", the most popular children's book in Polish literature. A film in the experimental convention of a documentary fairy tale, in which reality merges with the world of the imagination of a poet in love. A fairy tale illustrated with songs from pre-war movies and Brzechwa's cabaret hits performed by Jan Mlynarski.—G