Acting
A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.
Renzo and Lucia's love story is jeopardized by Don Rodrigo, a wicked nobleman, who is interested in Lucia. When she refuses his attentions he has her kidnapped and brought to a convent whose prioress is a nun as wicked as he is. The two youths will have to go through a lot of misfortunes before being reunited and being able to marry.
A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.