Peppino's Friend #1
В неаполитанском зоопарке двухметровый 22-летний парниша с открытой мальчишеской улыбкой познакомился с 50-летним карликом формата Дэнни Де Вито. Карлик отрекомендовался таксидермистом и предложил парню работу подмастерья за баснословные деньги. Не подозревая, что карлик в него по уши влюблен, верзила переехал к нему жить. А потом привел девушку.
Nadia
Antonio is a fallen angel, a rootless chauffeur in Rome, who relates only to the lonely heroes in the science fiction novels he grew up with. Only through a chance meeting with Maria, a woman struggling to hold onto her daughter and her business, does he discover a hope that's been in his detached existence.
Lola
An evening at an Italian restaurant. Hosted by tolerant and relaxed Flora, various parties of middle-class people come in -- large and small, young and old, regulars and tourists, married and single -- to dine, converse, argue, celebrate, make confessions; to overhear other people's discussions, to interrupt them, to sing, listen to music, and enjoy life. The camera, just like the people, moves constantly from table to table, into the kitchen and the back room to observe the staff's petty jealousies and frustrations -- until two hours later it's time for everybody to go home.
