由于生活所迫，母亲把女孩杰索米娜（茱莉艾塔·玛西娜 Giulietta Masina 饰）卖给了江湖艺人藏巴诺（安东尼·奎恩 Anthony Quinn 饰）。在相处中，女孩却发现这个空有一身蛮力的家伙，根本不懂得照顾女人，他买她只是为了让她做牛做马，在他演出的时候扮演小丑，平时给他做饭，陪他睡觉。这种粗暴蛮横的家伙，让她萌生逃离的念头，然而，几次出逃，均告失败。 在一次观看高空走钢丝表演的...
A story of friendship, love, marriage, secrets, and lies that unfolds between two couples in one apartment during a Sunday brunch that will affect their lives forever...
Emma Bovary is bored by her country doctor husband and gives in to the affections of several rich suitors as well as the temptation of living beyond her husband's means....
