Six vignettes follow the Allied invasion from July 1943 to winter 1944, from Sicily north to Venice. Communication is fragile. A woman leads an Allied patrol through a mine field; she dies ... See full summary »

A young German boy faces the problems of the tough life in the immediate post WWII Berlin.

An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.

Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy, save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison where the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.

An unhappily married couple attempts to find direction and insight while vacationing in Naples.

A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.

In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen. He and his son set out to find it.

A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town.

A bourgeois life in France at the onset of World War II, as the rich and their poor servants meet up at a French chateau.

A character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy.

A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering paparazzo journalist living in Rome.

A woman disappears during a Mediterranean boating trip. During the search, her lover and her best friend become attracted to each other.