A futuristic cruise ship with a crew of robots is ready to take its first flight. A boy follows his curious dog on board of the ship, but then the ship takes off. The robots sees the boy as a blind passenger and try to get him off the flying ship.
The film tells the story of a love affair between a poor poet and an equally poor seamstress in 19th century Paris.
It is an autobiographical fiction starring Ivens as an old man who has spent his life trying to "tame the wind and harness the sea" by capturing them on film.
Air France airline presents popular tourist destinations in Israel in 1951.
