Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. They meet and discover a strong passion for each other. Life seems like a dream when they're together - but their short flights from the burdens of reality are once and again interrupted by Paul's ties to family and career.

• DEFA
• Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Berlin''
• Angelica Domröse
• Winfried Glatzeder
• Heidemarie Wenzel
• Fred Delmare
• Rolf Ludwig
• Käthe Reichel
• Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
• Frank-Otto Schenk