Giampietro Bonamigo

Una oscuridad que todo lo envuelve. De repente, la voz de un niño, asustada, interrogante, atraviesa la oscuridad ... Los primeros rayos de luz parpadeantes comienzan a esculpir formas misteriosas de la oscuridad ... Entre ellos, un hombre muy viejo. Él tranquiliza al niño, exhortándolo a ver las maravillas de la tierra. Y es con los ojos de este niño que seremos testigos de la creación del mundo.

It tells the story of a general who is about to cut down an old forest for the sake of financial gain, but discovers that the forest is inhabited by invisible spirits

The Lady (or Signora) of the title is a mysterious matron who lives in a crumbling mansion. Six catering trainees are brought to the castle upon its conversion into a resort hotel. They are ordered to prepare a special meal for the old lady, whom none of them have ever seen for more than an instant. As the caterers grow in wisdom and sophistication, we learn that the lady may very well be an urbane ghost rather than a flesh-and-blood entity.