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时候...
The film tells the story of three people for a year a son (Magimel) diagnosed with cancer, a mother (Deneuve) suffering from helplessness and a doctor (Cécile de France) to do her job One year and fou...
In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People's Saint humility, compassion, faith, and sa...