A train travels across Italy toward Rome. On board is a professor who daydreams a conversation with a love that never was, a family of Albanian refugees who switch trains and steal a ticket, three brash Scottish soccer fans en route to a match, and a complaining widow traveling to a memorial service for her late husband who's accompanied by a community-service volunteer who's assisting her. Interactions among these Europeans turn on class and nationalism, courtesy and rudeness, and opportunities for kindness.

Credits

Ermanno OlmiDirector

Carlo Delle PianeProfessor

Valeria Bruni TedeschiPR Lady

Silvana De SantisItalian Lady

Filippo TrojanoFilippo