Father Carlo
Italy, early 80's. A political terrorist is being transferred northward from Sicily for a conjugal visit; during the journey, a police captain tries to make him cooperate.
Radiologist
O filme retrata as aventuras e emoções de Nanni Moretti. Ele percorre as ruas de Roma, descobrindo fachadas, indo ao cinema, visitando o lugar onde Pasolini foi assassinado. Descobre um cenário de ilhas paradisíacas que transfigura-se em espaço de “infernal” humor. Este misto de aventura e documentário autobiográfico registra tudo o que acontece de interessante em sua viagem, o que inclui sua peregrinação de médico em médico para se curar de sua doença.
The young priest Father Giulio returns to Rome, his hometown, after a long pilgrimage. Don Giulio hopes to live peacefully with his family and his friends, but discovers that many of them are depressed or frustrated, and some suicidal.
Michele criticizes the film industry and its inhabitants, and is particularly embattled with a Neapolitan director making a musical about the 1968 student demonstrations. At the same time, Michele has a creative block and struggles to finish his film titled "Freud’s Mother." Nanni Moretti’s self-inquiry into filmmaking, political ennui, and men’s relations with their mothers.
Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship and tries to get Giovanni arrested.
