
Thestorybeginswithaseriousdisillusionmentexperiencedbyayounggirlatherschool-leavingfarewellball.Apostol,anarchitectonthissideofforty,meetsbychanceBellaataswimmingpoolonthenightofhergraduationparty.Thegenerationgapisawideone,butBellafallsswaytohisintelligence,friends,hislife-styleandtherespecteverybodyshowsforher.Boyanisanactorandcomicimpersonator.Thecomplexrelationshipsamongthethreecharactershoverbetweenfriendshipandloveandinvolvecertainprofessionalmotifs.Thearchitect,aneven-temperedman,isdispiritedbecausethebolddesigndecisionshehasbeentakinghavebeenregularlyrejected.Theoverlyplayfulactorsurroundedbydummiesandstage-pros,buildshislifeexclusivelyonoutereffects.Butdeepinsideheissadbecauseheknowsthathehasnorealtalent.Bella,unexpectedlymatureforherage,cannotremainindifferenttothefalsehoodsandtheindifferentattitudetolife.Sheisinconflictwithherownmother-ashallowtelevisionjournalist.Bella'sunconsciousprotestfindsitsrealbearingsonlywhenshegetsaglimpseofanti-fascistpastofthearchitectwhoisalreadyinfatuatedwithher.Attheend,shemarrieshisbestfriend,Boyan,thoughApostolwouldbethemostimportantpersoninherlifetime.Thefilmisnotableforthevividsymbolismofitsimagery.Theswimmingpoolisnotonlytheplaceoftheactionbutalsoametaphorofhumanlife.