This is a story about retired middle-aged intellectual who lives with his wife on an isolated island; he lives his life and nurtures the very old Madona Markantunova, a former rich patrician woman and owner of half of the island.
To je priča o rezigniranome umirovljenom intelektualcu srednjih godina koji sa svojom ženom na izoliranu otoku svodi životne račune i njeguje prastaru Madonu Markantunovu, nekadašnju bogatu patricijku i vlasnicu polovice otoka.