A celebrated painter receives a visit from a cardinal's assistant, who informs him that his mother could become a saint.
Benedetto is a child who came out of an accident uninjured on his first communion's day. The people of his village attribute that to a miracle and made him undergo a strict religious upbringing. That fact will determine his life, which will be affected by inner torment caused by the confrontation between sexual desires and sacrifices of faith, sin and grace.
Бабник и задира Ругантино влюбился в замужнюю красавицу Розетту. Ее ревнивый муж сломал Ругантино два пальца. А потом супруг Розетты в порыве ревности зарезал аристократа, и вынужден был скрываться. А его место в постели Розетты оказалось свободным…
