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 then l found a man, a good man.
l liked him. l was very fond of him.
When my mother died, we got married.
A hard worker.
We settled down here, on this street.
l still live here.
-What happened to him?
-Oh, he disappeared one day.
l never saw him again.
But even if he's taken up with another woman, l'm happy.
l learn about how to manage and how l can get by fine on my own.