La contessa Maffei
Джузеппе Верди, мечтательный и нонконформистский юноша, решает покинуть свой родной город, чтобы заниматься музыкой в Милане. Столкнувшись с первоначальным отказом от избранного круга итальянской оперы, Верди терпит неудачу, пока не встретит популярное сопрано Джузеппину Стреппони, с которой он поженится, и, таким образом, начнёт интенсивную карьеру, полную успехов и неудач.
Dorothy
A comedy poking fun at earlier 1930s American crime films: A society lady goes after a gang of outlaws and lands up becoming involved romantically with a gangster.
Jeanne - la giocatrice al bridge sul treno (uncredited)
Vittorio De Sica, heir to a large sum of money and owner of a newspaper vending stall, makes enough money out of his business to take a vacation at a fashionable resort. He is given a cruise ticket by an aristocrat who is an old school friend, and is mistaken for the aristocrat when he uses a camera that has his friends name on it. Assia Noris plays a maid who falls in love with him because of who he is and not who others think he is. Happy ending comes when De Sica marries Noris, who is more real than the pampered society belles he has been partying with.
Schiava di Sofonisba
В центре сюжета - главные события Второй Пунической войны, начиная с отбытия римского полководца Сципиона в Африку в 207 г. до н.э. и заканчивая решающим сражением при Заме с армией Ганнибала. Фильм рассказывает о фигуре Сципиона Африканского - римском полководце периода Второй Пунической войны, победителе Ганнибала.
Bebe, a handsome and rich young man, is getting engaged with Letizia, a young heir to a noble family.
Countess Clotilde, Speranza's mother
Umberto Solaro loses the love of his life Speranza, a noble but poor girl who has been forced to marry a rich Austrian army officer. Heartbroken Umberto becomes a riding instructor but during a competition his horse dies and he decides to give up equitation and become an aviator.
