1901年1月27日,著名作曲家歌剧大师威尔弟去世,这也正是意大利北部两户家庭产子的同一天。阿弗雷德(罗伯特·德尼罗 Robert De Niro饰),富有的农场主的孙子;奥尔茂(杰拉尔·德帕迪约 Gérard Depardieu饰),贫穷的农户的孙子。两人从小就结下了友谊,然而因为地位阶级与出身经历的不同,注定了两人天壤之别的迥然人生。
And me?
You are the padrona.
No, not really.
l am the wife of the padrone.
Anita, don't you think her mother would have wanted her to study?
Olmo.
Rosina, we woke you up.
Olmo.
-lt's all right.
-Go away.
-l had a terrible dream, Olmo.
-lt's all right, Mama.
l was on the top of a mountain with Grandfather Leo.
-Yes.
-''Look down,'' he said.
-Come to bed.
-''Those are the years to come.
-''One is limping, another is blind.'' -lt's all right.