1899年的巴黎，孤苦无依而又野心勃勃的年轻警官让·阿尔贝蒂尼接受任务，潜入一个无政府组织。原本仅将此视为飞黄腾达之机的他，却发现自己很快被这群人所吸引，并无可救药地爱上了组织首领埃利泽的女友朱迪丝，她聪颖，博学而又富有魅力。然而这段秘密且致命的激情没能阻止让的行动，一切仍按原计划进行，可这结局却让所有人都始料未及……(豆瓣电影字幕翻译2.0小组)

After a freak accident, Burt finds himself locked in a coffin overnight. After surviving the ordeal, he decides to live his life purely for pleasure, but ultimately he finds himself in a bizarre war of the sexes.

From a poem by Antonin Artaud to the pantomimes of Pierrot, between Paris and London, this enchanting suite of musical drifts composes words and faces, beings and places.