Original: The story of the film revolves around the reclusive , eccentric scientist Oscar Collins ( MacGowran ) , whose next-door neighbors are a pop photographer ( Quarrier ) and his girlfriend\/model ( Birkin ) , named Penny Lane .
Simplified: The story of the film revolves around the reclusive , eccentric scientist Oscar Collins ( MacGowran ) , whose next-door neighbors are a pop photographer and his girlfriend\/model ( Birkin ) , named Penny Lane .