My beloved is white and ruddy. His skin is as the most fine gold... his cheeks are as a bed of spices." Even though he hasn‘t washed since last December. His eyes are as the eyes of doves... his body is as bright ivory... his legs are as pillar of marble. In pants so dirt
The story is about a son (William Bloom) trying to learn more about his dying father (Albert Finney) by reliving stories and myths his father told him about himself