这是一个有关父爱和牺牲的动人故事。Francesco Nuti扮演被判刑五年，
刚刚刑满释放的小偷Romeo Casamonica，他回到故地，寻找自己的妻儿。邻居都已对面不相识，妻子也不知所踪，在一番斗智斗勇之后，一位冷血的社会工作者向他透露了儿子的下落。小男孩被一对住在大山里的夫妇收养。为了接近已经8岁的Lorenzo，Romeo化名偷偷潜入男孩家，并对其养母一见钟情（Ornella Muti饰）。他发现，儿子与新父母在一起极其快乐。事情变得更加复杂。
This documentary intercuts interviews with directors, producers, actors, and designers working in Italian cinema with clips from Cabiria (1914) and Assunta Spina (1915) to Non ci resta che piangere (1984) and Enrico IV (1984). It measures the contributions of Italian cinema to neo-realism, to music and costume design, to cinematography, and to the adaptation of novels to film. ...
