Axel Heyst is an American recluse with a dubious past living in the Dutch East Indies port of Surabaya circa 1913. Staying in a German hotel there, Heyst becomes entranced with a member of the hotel's all-female orchestra.
Key credits listed on this page include Mark Peploe, Joseph Conrad, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Irène Jacob, Rufus Sewell, Jean Yanne, and Ho Yi.