wealthy lady with polite manners and a thousand attentions, to win her trust and convince her to grant him a loan. Loan that the young man, totally broke, cannot repay. Lina has understood Walter's plan well and confronts him by telling him not to see her mother anymore in order to avoid bitter disappointments. The provocative but bored Dorina is perpetually looking for male company, recognizing (or pretending to recognize) in beautiful guys, possibly rich, old acquaintances. After an unfortunate fling with a photo novel actor, she ends up loving a simple lifeguard, mistaken for a yacht owner. Another story is that of Sandro, Renata's husband and in serious economic difficulties due to the problems in his business as an entrepreneur. Renata is hosted by Commendatore Ferrari for a holiday in Rapallo. But the attention that the rich tycoon turns to his friend Sandro's wife becomes more and more pressing, until poor Renata understands the truth: that she was used by her husband to make Mr. Ferrari condescending and induce him to help him in his economic activity. The decisive reaction of the woman, determined to avenge her shame, however, will not be long in coming. Marcello Mazzoni is an inspector who is escorting a French detainee to the border, so that she can be tried for theft in Marseille. Mazzoni is however a particular inspector, with an open and spontaneous character to the point of making him appear often clumsy, who does not particularly like his work and the rigid protocols that characterize it. This leads him to take a liking to and socialize with the woman to the point of falling in love with her and thinking about running away with her. However, it will remain only a dream, but there remains the possibility of seeing her again, after a few years, on her release from prison. Cast Alberto Sordi - Aristarco Battistini Michèle Morgan - Micheline Marcello Mastroianni - Marcello Mazzoni Sylva Koscina - Renata Morandi Gabriele Ferzetti - Giulio Ferrari Dorian Gray - Dorina Franca Marzi - Clara Lorella De Luca - Lina Franco Fabrizi - Sandro Morandi Ennio Girolami - Walter (as Enio Girolami) Jorge Mistral - Romualdo (as Jeorge Mistral) Dany Carrel - Jacqueline References External links 1958 films 1950s Italian-language films 1958 romantic comedy films Films based on works by Alberto Moravia Films directed by Gianni Franciolini Films with screenplays by René Barjavel