Within their apartment, a father, mother and son bear the dullness of an ordinary urban life. The mind and heart of the son are set aloft by the cycle of the seasons and the images and music within him and transforms his cloistered existence into a richly poetic emotional utopia. As autumn arrives, cracking flakes of plaster become falling leaves. With spring, a cold hard floor comes alive with meadow grass and love beckons in the form of a beautiful young girl's outstretched hand.