Aportraitofamanwhoanalyseshislifeonhis44thbirthday.Thepastandthepresent,theactualandpotentialdevelopmentsblendinadreamyvision."Theprotagonistseemstoassumethattravellingintimeispossible,andthingshappeninanimaginary,inventedtimewhichhefittinglyadjustsandchanges",saidKonwickiintheFilmPressNews1/1972.ThefilmisaformallycomplexanalysisofwhatiscommonlyreferredtoasthePolishfate.Awards:1972-TheWarsawMermaidoftheFilmCritics'ClubatthePolishJournalists'Associationinthefeaturefilmcategory;SpecialJuryAwardattheLubuskieFilmSummerinLagow;1973-SpecialAwardforScreenplayattheSanRemoFilmFestival.