Mario Vitale

After the end of WWII, a young Lithuanian woman and a young Italian man from Stromboli impulsively marry, but married life on the island is more demanding than she can accept.

After 8 years of marriage, a couple 20 years apart accuse each other of marital boredom.

The plot weaves several episodes with several groups of people, Roman families, youth gangs and young love couples, who spend a Sunday at the beach of Ostia.

The story of a woman who marries the brother of a guardian who was killed by her brother.

A group of illegal immigrants find a job in a French mine and organizes strikes to improve their working condition.

"Antonio" leaves his family to live a prosperous life with Cristina. Her family live in a slum where their lives are complicated by young love and jealousy. A letter from a local priest that implicates "Antonio" in the murder of an English nobleman comes to light and soon they are all before the King.