Romeo, a lovelorn Roman musician in his 40s with 20 years since his only hit, consults a fortuneteller who predicts he'll find love and money with a foreign singer named for a flower. In Brussels he meets Marguerite, an older chanteuse who interprets Jacques Brel and loves her yappy dog.

Mario is a hairdresser and thereby maintains his large family. He is an avid footballer and, together with two friends on a football team, girls from the local orphanage. In addition, he falls in love with Elizabeth. By train a lot the team arrives at the national level and makes it even chance to win an important game.

A provincial young man with aspirations of becoming a private investigator is approached by a stranger that promises 100 million lire if he provides evidence of the existence of Jesus Christ.

Andrea Rispoli falls in love with Anna Andersson, a Swedish girl who has just inherited the boarding house where he's staying. When Anna is discovered to be suffering from a potentially lethal heart condition, Andrea decides to do whatever it takes to raise the money for he treatment. Even if it means risking his own life...

A young man from Southern Italy kills his "protector" who had refused to allow him to marry his daughter and then they escape to America.