Cardiochirurgo al pronto soccorso
Успешный сценарист Альберто и молодой ремонтник Анжело оба оказываются в больнице в результате сердечных приступов. Главные герои знакомятся, становятся друзьями и после выписки продолжают общение.
Gemma
Ernesto is doomed to loneliness since the loss of his wife. He is a writer who lives alone without any children, and is an antisocial person. However, he is as satisfied with his life. Although he has not been working for a while, a film director asks him to prepare a scenario on the life of "Teresa of Ávila". Meanwhile, a young peasant girl, Luana starts working with him as a maid. Now the time has come for an affair which he has ignored for some years.
Dr. Ricordi
Reports of a weeping Madonna in Italy reach Las Vegas, where blackjack dealer Maggie has just learnt she has only weeks to live. With a massive leap of faith she convinces herself that seeing the Madonna with her own eyes could lead to her salvation, and travels to Europe to find it. Hitching through Italy, she meets pianist Mike, who is also en route to what he believes could be a life-changing event - a performance at the Barbarina concert in Naples.
Rosanna
Август 1944 года. Войска союзников продвигаются по Италии. Немцы, отступая, уничтожают всё и вся. В городке Сан-Мартино они заминировали почти все дома, а жителей заставили собраться в соборе. Часть горожан, предчувствуя, что и стены храма их не спасут, решают отправиться навстречу американцам. Женщины, старики, дети бегут из города, который через несколько часов будет разрушен до основания. Но по дороге их настигает отряд местных фашистов…
Michele criticizes the film industry and its inhabitants, and is particularly embattled with a Neapolitan director making a musical about the 1968 student demonstrations. At the same time, Michele has a creative block and struggles to finish his film titled "Freud’s Mother." Nanni Moretti’s self-inquiry into filmmaking, political ennui, and men’s relations with their mothers.
