A satirical story about the change of name and policy of the Italian Communist Party in 1989, as seen through the eyes of the people of a village in Tuscany.
Giacinto lives with his wife, their ten children and various other family members in a shack on the hills of Rome. Some time ago he has lost his left eye while at work, and got a consistent sum of money from the insurance company, which he keeps hidden from the rest of the family. His whole life is now based on defending the money he sees as his own, while the rest of the family tries to kill him.
Gianni, Nicola ve Antonio 1944'te Nazi'lere karşı savaşırken dost olmuşlardır. Hayallerle doldurdukları savaşın sonunda normal hayatlarına dönerler. Film bu üç idealistin hayat hikayelerini ve hayatın kaçınılmaz gerçekleriyle nasıl başa çıktıklarını anlatmaktadır.
Irene lives in Rome. When her mother ask to, she go back to Rimini, her hometown, to take care of her autistic brother, Omar. She soon discover that Omar knows very well what to expect from the future, but in order to achieve his dreams, he need to be independent, which is why Irene begins a tender crash course to teach him adult life.
Jon Katz’ın anılarından beyazperdeye uyarlanan film, orta yaş bunalımındaki bir yazarın collie cinsi bir köpekle birlikte değişen hayatını anlatıyor. Eskisi kadar üretken olmayan bir yazar olan Jon Katz, kendisine bir köpek alarak hayvanın daha rahat etmesi için bir çiftlik evine taşınır. Ancak orta yaş krizinde çıldırmanın eşiğindeki bu adam, ondan daha deli çıkan köpeğini dize getirirken, kendini bulacaktır.
Ulisse, Fulvio and Domenico decide to rent an apartment together in order to live with their modest work. However the three encounter any difficulties that have forced them to always be one step away from starvation. Ulisse has to maintain his wife and daughter selling recordings of important foreign singers, Fulvio has the task of reviewing silly scandals of celebrities instead of writing articles for major artists, while Domenico must keep his wife and children going to make love with old single pensioners.