妓女卡比利亚（茱莉艾塔·玛西娜 Giulietta Masina 饰）一直梦想和自己的爱人过上甜蜜安稳的日子。然而，单纯善良的她在一开始就被男友骗光了钱，并被推入河中，差点丧命。即使遭遇如此羞辱，她还是对爱情充满希望。一次，她在街上偶遇一个刚和女友吵架的男演员，被他邀请 回家过夜。正当她受宠若惊、满心欢喜之际，男演员的女友上门求和，这让卡比利亚再次伤心欲绝。不久，她又在剧场遭遇到一位英俊男子的疯狂...
Emma Bovary is bored by her country doctor husband and gives in to the affections of several rich suitors as well as the temptation of living beyond her husband's means....
Two 25-year-old men who meet by chance, fall madly in love, and are then separated due to an unexpected event. For the next thirty years they pursue the hope of finding each other again....