Our hero is the 18-year-old Alessio Mainardi, who receives a token red carnation from a girl named Giovanna and becomes a symbol of love, desire, and even has political overtones as a symbol of the struggle for political freedom in opposition to Fascism.
Saro, figlio di Carmelo
A small-time soccer referee gets the chance of a lifetime when he gets to referee a major-league game. He becomes a celebrity and suddenly finds himself having to choose between his future as a referee and the temptations that come his way, especially the women, now.
A decadent countess (Françoise Prévost), middle-aged but still attractive, forces her young and timid daughter (Agostina Belli) to marry a rich butcher. But the couple’s sexual relation is troubled, because the girl has her fair share of inhibitions. So she abandons her house and seeks refuge at her sister’s place. During her absence, her husband finds consolation in his mother in law’s arms.
François Roussel aka Francesco Storelli (as Giovanni Forti Rosselli)
Маленькая дочь известного скульптора пропадает среди сырых венецианских улочек. Некоторое время спустя ее труп вылавливают из канала. Отец пытается выяснить причину трагедии. Известно лишь, что последний раз девочку видели в компании старухи, облаченной в черное.
Giacomo, The Son
An estranged father and son on holiday bond over the beautiful foreign girl they find unconscious on the beach.
Self
Artists and poets meet in a dreamlike space between walks and performances.
