Renos is an old-time waiter with a meticulous routine. He is a loner and an avid collector of information. His repetitive daily routine liberates him from the agony of pursuing the unknown. The unexpected events that invade his life hide many surprises.
Antonio and Giuseppe meet at the hospital, while awaiting the birth of their respective first children. The two leave together for a quick lunch, ending up involved against their will in an odyssey of amusing setbacks and bizarre characters.
흑사병이 창궐해 이탈리아를 암울하게 만들었던 시기. 몰락한 집안의 딸 팜피네아는 정혼자인 제르진스키 백작이 러시아로부터 도착하기를 기다리던 중, 악당 제르비노의 계략으로 그와 강제 결혼을 하게 될 위기에 처하자 급히 수녀원으로 도망친다. 그곳에서 역시 제르비노에게 쫓기다 수녀원으로 도망쳐 와 정원사로 일하는 피렌체 젊은이 로렌조를 만나게 되고, 둘은 감정의 줄다리기를 하며 점점 서로에게 사랑을 느끼게 되는데...
With very weak health and wait for the police to evict the immigrants occupying the building Pantanella Luigi remembers working in the mines of Belgium, along with Italian immigrants, their allocation to Giano, a suburb where subhuman living conditions provoke wars among the indigent, his work at Caritas, creating homeless shelters, first aid to AIDS patients, their struggle for racial and religious integration ... and above all, lack of support from different political parties and leaders of the church itself.