A young man is temporarily home from a Seminary, but eventually falls in love with his father's young new wife.

Marta may be an orphan, and she may be affected by a lethal illness, yet she is the most positive person one can meet. She wants a boy to fall for her

保罗·卡瓦拉启用年轻的普拉西多和美丽的法国姑娘科琳娜制作的这部Giallo片，既诙谐又严肃。故事的场景虽是在米兰，而影片中却充斥着西西里口音的意大利方言，意在反映20世纪的60或70年代意大利中心城市的发展与人口流动的关系，以及资本主义社会背景、政治历史的混乱。