

A fluid, unconnected and sometimes chaotic procession of scenes detailing the various people and events of life in Italy's capital, most of it based on director Federico Fellini's life.

In Versillia's sandy beaches during the summer of 1956, a gawky adolescent, Sandro, spends his vacation by the sea, along with his family and his intriguingly beautiful sister-in-law.

Ugo Cremonesi, left without work and awaiting liquidation, leaves the world of the vaudeville momentarily and takes refuge in Villa Serena, a shelter for old artists.