Anna-Lisa Lindzén

The two hobos Luft-Kalle and Coal-Jocke fall asleep one midsummer evening on a hill and dream that the fairy queen gives them a gilded clay cuckoo with magical properties: if you blow on it, you get what you wish for.

In a small provincial town there is a hotel run by one of those eccentric cooks of long ago who made generous meals that have nothing in common with the extravagant restaurateurs of nowadays and their meagre menus. The manager is named after Alexander the Great and in his restaurant the town bourgeoisie meet and discuss various issues, especially matters of the heart. Morals are part of the conversations and prove to be complicated issues even for strict and serious Nordics. 28 minutes of runtime are missing and presumed lost.