It tells the story of a man who settles on the Irish countryside, where he encounters and befriends a number of mysterious and eccentric persons.

A man settles on the Beara Peninsula in Ireland, where he plans to lead an idle life devoted to reading, music and hunting.

Jerry Kean, an Irish-American who has returned to the land of his forefathers, comes from an affluent family but is lost in life.

He becomes friends with Jerry, while the mystery surrounding Taubelman sets the atmosphere for numerous hunting parties, walks with faithful dogs and visits to countryside pubs.

It stars an ensemble cast which includes Charlotte Rampling, Peter Ustinov, Edward Albert, Fred Astaire, Agostina Belli and Philippe Noiret.