Oh idleness, oh idleness, you sacred treasure, the only fragment of godliness that remains to us from paradise. After graduation, one enjoys relaxed days, a pretty girlfriend, and secure rent thanks to Dad's money. But the money tap threatens to be turned off—if no job is found. And what if, of all things, a Bundeswehr uniform is the answer to Paul's lazy dilemma?

Loan of the film print with kind support of Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek.