Michele Apicella, professeur de mathématiques, a une curieuse manie : épier de sa terrasse tous ses voisins et les mettre en fiche. Il s'intéresse plus particulièrement à Bianca, adorable professeur de français. Quand une série de meurtres se produit autour de lui, Michele devient le suspect idéal.

En 1941, huit soldats italiens débarquent sur une ile de la mer Égée et vont, a la suite de plusieurs quiproquos, être coupés de la guerre et du reste du monde.

Genoa, 1945. The war is over but not for 4 partisans who still try to capture the remaining fascists. They are not satisfied with the concept of justice that the new born Italian Republic tries to instigate.

The Benedetti family's wealth comes from gold stolen from the French army during the 18th century. When Jean (Michael Vartan), the lieutenant guarding the coins -- and lover of Elisabette Benedetti (Galatea Ranzi) -- is executed for a crime he did not commit, Elisabette curses the family. Bad luck travels from generation to generation. As the latest Benedettis tell their children about their eccentric grandfather, the children worry that the family curse will be passed on.

A bad boy and a socialite girl hook-up.