Balz, a Swiss painter working in Italy, longs to be with his girlfriend, Clara, whose mind and body are elsewhere, in Switzerland, where she is shortly to make her stage premiere. A friendly Franciscan monk offers Balz a swig of herb schnapps ("Amaro Sibilla," which apparently does exist), and Balz calls forth his love, who, much to both of their surprise, is suddenly available. Eventually, Clara learns to use the magic to her own ends, with more surprises in store as this very witty film wends its fairy-tale spell. Clemens Klopfenstein writes, "Christine Lauterburg (Clara), Max Rüdlinger (Balz), co-scriptwriter Serena Kiefer and I have worked as a team on several of my films. (The impetus for) this film was the idea of going beyond reality. The modern couple with its insecurity is only a starting point. Their problems are solved by magic and witchcraft. By improvising during the shooting, we have tried to create an open and sincere film, to pay tribute to Méliès and Rivette, and to entertain the audience by telling a story as full of mystery as possible. (This is a) film in search of the magic innocence of the cinema."