Loren and Mastoianni play a trio of couples in three vignettes set throughout Italy in theis Oscar-winning comedy. In Naples, they are poor but resourceful, selling black market cigarettes on the street. In Milan, Loren wears Christian Dior and debates her preference for a Rolls Royce or her husband. and in Rome, Mastroianni is an industry scion who helps Loren's prostitute set a vavering priest back onto the spiritual plane.
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