Heinz Kreuger

As a young boy, Tommaso's (Gerard Darier) interest in women and in his cousin Marta (Mariangela Melato) in particular, inspired him to bore peep holes into her wall and vicariously partake of her forbidden private life, including her wedding day. Time goes by, and after living through many changes going on around him, Tommaso has grown up and is now a soldier in the military. When he sees cousin Marta at a train station one day, he jumps off his train, talks to her for awhile, and tries to give her some strength to face the various problems in her life. Both Marta and Tommaso suffer deceptions over the next crucial period -- Marta becomes estranged from her husband, and her daughter is more distant with each passing day.

외국에서 온 새로운 지휘자와 리허설을 하게 된 한 오케스트라 단원들은 새로운 사람의 등장으로 긴장해 있다. 그들 각자는 자신이 다루는 악기의 중요성을 자랑하기에 여념이 없다. 이들의 논쟁은 결국 혼란이 되고 연주는 시작되지만, 지휘자는 이들의 소리를 조화롭게 만드는 데 도무지 성공하지 못한다. 현대 사회의 한 단면을 은유적으로 그린 작품.