Three women from different walks of life, all struggling with various personal issues, come together as caretakers at an elderly home.

During the Christmas holidays, in Cortina d'Ampezzo interweave three stories.

An funny, witty and bright biopic by the master of italian comedy Mario Monicelli about the famed italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, here portrayed in a wonderful way by famed actor and later director Sergio Castellitto.