Perugia (Italia), siglo XV, guerras entre güelfos y gibelinos. Rita, una muchacha educada en la fe y el amor cristianos, conoce a Paolo Mancini, con quien contrae matrimonio. El joven pertenece a una de las familias más respetables de la ciudad y ha sido educado para la guerra y la violencia, pero Rita siente por él un amor tan profundo que con paciencia y tenacidad consigue que su marido cambie y renuncie a la violencia. Sus dos hijos gemelos son recibidos como una bendición de Dios a un matrimonio que empieza a vivir feliz y en paz. Pero los enemigos de Paolo no olvidan y un día lo asesinan en las afueras del pueblo.
An American diplomat's wife meets an Italian vintner at an embassy soirée. He sees her as more than just her "husband's hostess". Her husband has been so focused on advancing his career that he has forgotten how to see her as a woman, which the Italian reminds her that she is.
Intertwined story of the lives of two women; an Englishwoman suffering abuse from her violent husband, and a Russian poet serving hard labour because of her subversive work.
Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to finance their act. They gain great success by deploying their skills as entertainers, only to eventually discover the sinister purpose behind the Pathway organization.
