爱之梦

To Stefan Zweig, with love.
　　Edgar M. and his mother come aboard a small ship to Eden Sanatorium in a spa resort. It is here that the wife, wronged by her
　　husband, will seek a cure for her bad headache, while 13-year-old Edgar is fighting his first male impulses as well as enuresis nocturna, the prettier word for wetting one’s bed. The boy’s amazed gaze ungrily devours the diverse hotel guests, their love weal and woe, while passion lustfully penetrates the walls, carried by the voice of the enchanting opera singer…