B/w, exterior day: the filmmaker’s wife with the mother and small daughter in front of the house door as they leave; stroll with the pram along the streets of Teramo; stroll at the municipal villa: female boarding school pupils make passes at the little girl; shots of the group of boarding school girls (dressed in uniform) with the nun; the filmmaker’s wife visits a friend; the two women together with the little girl and her grandmother; the little girl in her grandmother’s arms.
Archives: Storie
B/w, daytime exterior, the cinematographer’s wife walking with her mother, sisters and daughter through the streets of Catania; the child in her grandmother’s arms; one of the sisters sitting at a bar table lighting up a cigarette, the cinematographer’s wife arrives; the women filmed in a group: among them the cinematographer’s wife smokes; walking along the Catania seafront. On the balcony of the house: the cinematographer’s wife with her sister and young children; various shots of the children with the women; views of the surrounding landscape.
B/w, exterior day, Milan Fair: shots of a busy city street; various shots of the fair crowded with people; agricultural and industrial machinery on display; a man shows the camera how a “mobile bed” works; a fountain in the square overlooked by a giant mocha coffee pot; more shots of the fair and the exhibition halls; view of Milan Cathedral. Exterior day: Children playing in the courtyard; women at the washhouse washing clothes; a little girl picking flowers; an old woman crocheting.
B/w, exterior day: close-up on a child’s face; close-up on the cameraman’s son in swaddling clothes in his mother’s arms; long shots of the various people sitting at tables eating refreshments. Two women, in the courtyard of their house, retreat at the sight of the camera; a man hoes a piece of land; affectionate poses of the two women in front of the camera; wife and husband looking out onto the balcony. A man and a child in the courtyard of the house; not far away, a sheep tied with a rope can be seen; the child looks at the sheep with curiosity.
Colour, exterior day: various shots of children playing in the street wearing carnival costumes; a child playing on a meadow in a small pedal car; two workers working in a nearby field; more shots of the child playing on the meadow; two women talking standing not far away.
Colour, exterior day: footage of the Imperial Forum in Rome; crowds of people flowing with PCI flags into Piazza Venezia; various views of the square; footage of the Colosseum; footage of a road lined with two wings of crowds and of the procession of cars and people accompanying Enrico Berlinguer’s coffin; parade of various PCI delegations; mayors wearing tricolour sashes; Berlinguer’s coffin passing by; footage of the crowd and coffin during the funeral.
Colour, daytime exterior: shots of a hotel; people and cars parked on the forecourt in front of the hotel; the forecourt packed with cars; ski fields and cable car; the filmmaker’s children on the snowy slopes; snow and toboggan games; close-up on one of the children; shots from inside the cable car going down to the valley, hotels; the filmmaker’s children on a forecourt and on skis.
Colour, exterior day, the artisanal production of ropes for agricultural use in Loreto Aprutino: men work on the production of ropes; close-up on a woman’s face; various stages of rope production. Colour, external day, ploughing the land with cows in the Loreto Aprutino countryside: a farmer at work with the plough on the ground, various phases of the work; close-up on the animals dragging the plough; the man at work.
Colour, exterior day: various shots of horseback riders and people crowding the streets of the town of Loreto Aprutino; exhibition stands of handicraft products; shot of a sign describing agriculture in Loreto Aprutino; shot of a sign: ‘Sagra dell’olio e del vino’ (Festival of oil and wine); panoramic view of Loreto Aprutino perched on the hill; a didactic sign (added): ‘Il bue di San Zopito’ (The ox of San Zopito); the procession of the ox accompanied by a crowd of people; the ox kneels on the road; various stages of the procession; a bagpiper plays.
Colour, exterior day: a serpent with snakes; two children dance in pizza accompanied by an accordion and surrounded by a crowd of people; couples dance; various shots of the procession of St. Dominic Abbot through the streets of Cocullo; the town band, girls and girls dressed in folkloric clothes; the statue of the saint; more shots of the various stages of the procession; caption sign: ‘The end’.