Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life. "Illibatezza" (Rossellini): The hostess Anna Maria, to dissuade an aggressive suitor who prefers maternal tendencies, assumes an unscrupulous attitude, obeying the suggestions of her distant boyfriend. "The New World" (Godard): The deflagration of an atomic bomb causes strange effects on the inhabitants of a city. "La ricotta" (Pasolini): During the filming of a film about a religious subject, the extra Stracci dies hanging on the cross due to an indigestion of ricotta. "Il pollo spante" (Gregoretti): While an expert illustrates to a board of merchants the most modern techniques to increase sales through the discovery of the secret self of the average consumer, the human story of a bourgeois who, following these suggestions, focuses on the purchase of a plot of land in the countryside.

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Cast

Rosanna Schiaffino

Anna Maria (segment "Illibatezza")

Jean-Marc Bory

Husband (segment "Il nuovo mondo")

Alexandra Stewart

Alexandra (segment "Il nuovo mondo")

Orson Welles

The 'Director' (segment "La ricotta")

Laura Betti

Sonia, the 'Diva' (segment "La ricotta")

Ettore Garofolo

Ettore, the Angel (segment "La ricotta")

Ugo Tognazzi

Togni (segment "Il pollo ruspante")

Lisa Gastoni

Togni's Wife (segment "Il pollo ruspante")

Ricky Tognazzi

The Son (segment "Il pollo ruspante")

Elsa De Giorgi

Productor's Wife (segment "La ricotta") (uncredited)

Michel Delahaye

(segment "Il nuovo mondo") (uncredited)

André S. Labarthe

(segment "Il nuovo mondo") (voice) (uncredited)