A young boy and girl are sitting on a bench in a park. The boy asks the girl if they can kiss. She refuses, and tells him she has to be sure of who he is before kissing him. She then starts asking him about a number of things, including their future lives if they ever get together. Meanwhile, a dozen meters away, there is another couple, physically identical to them, but completely opposite in their vision of love.
In 1970, Kuster Beaton, a former silent-film star, gives an interview looking back over his career. A journalist asks him about his legendary power : an alleged super-speed that enabled him to shoot his films without special effects.
