Paolo Dell'Orto

A man sitting in a bar munches pistachio nuts to kill time. Another man browses through a magazine, looking for interesting topics and keeping up to date with the world. The barman follows his routine, not caring about his customers.

Claudia is married with Giovanni, a rather dull type. Meek Giacomo is happily divorced, until he meets her. Aldo is a colorful cabbie with whom she had an affair. Who'll win her heart?

Hapless Depression-era gangsters Al, John and Jack find out their boss wants to get rid of them and come up with a plan to sell him to the FBI, but Al's short-term memory loss could make it difficult.