This internationally acclaimed film is divided into three episodes, all of them starring the magnificent Sophia Loren and an unforgettable Marcello Mastroianni. In the first episode, Loren plays a sigarette smuggler who avoids imprisonment by getting pregnant. In the second, she portrays a rich, bored Milanese lady who abruptly discard her poor lover. The final episode features Loren is a lovable prostitute who is attracted to a confused young student priest.