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.

Ljuba, a woman who has recently become a model, gets involved with a uranium thief.

Drawing from specific notes and instructions Emilio de' Cavalieri wrote himself, this live performance strives to recreate the Italian composer's unique vision for his important composition Rappresentatione anima, e di corpo. Recorded at the Basilica San Paolo fuori le Mura in Rome, this special presentation features the talents of soprano Cecilia Gasdia, baritone Furio Zanasi, Roberto Staccioli, and Massimo Rossetti.

Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.

Two introverted people find out by pure chance that they share the same dream every night. They are puzzled, incredulous, a bit frightened. As they hesitantly accept this strange coincidence, they try to recreate in broad daylight what happens in their dream.