Jesus
Rossellini takes numerous liberties with the original source material, rearranging and omitting events at will, presenting everything in a highly undramatic fashion. The film begins in the time of the Old Testament, allowing Rossellini to present the story of Jesus in its ancient, historic context.
Thomas
A young woman is tormented by nightmares of her miscarriage. She becomes unfaithful to her husband and meets various lovers. Eventually, reality begins to unfurl around her.
Paolo (as Piero Maria Rossi)
После автомобильной аварии выявляется шокирующий факт: сицилийская мафия перевозит наркотики в телах умерших детей. Эта новость потрясает не только общественность и полицию, но и боссов мафиозных кланов. На всеобщей сходке дону Кашеми поручают разобраться с произошедшим, поскольку беспредел творится на подконтрольной ему территории. Кашеми в свою очередь привлекает к решению проблемы надёжного человека – киллера Тони Анианте, долгое время жившего в Америке и недавно вернувшегося в Италию...
L'Italiano
Friend of Maurizio (uncredited)
Rico is a not too successful screen-player. He is also a repressed sex addict. His life changes when he starts to talk to his own penis, which incredibly answers him! All his relationships and views about reality are seriously impacted by his new "friend", his penis! The "two" in fact, often have different opinions, and sometimes the personality of "it" is stronger than its owner.
Charlie
Two spouses, whose marriage is shipwrecked, recall during a last meeting, scenes and episodes of their life as a couple.
Hermit
Madonna Violante goes to Rome to find the three Armida daughters, Lorenza and Vanna, who she has not seen for many years; but first she stops by her friend Antonia from whom he learned many unseemly things about them.