- A day in a tribunal where the defendants are: the manager of a soccer team, charged with bribery, two Sicilians who have sold fake archaeological findings, two nuns who have offended a public servant and an industry manager.—Salvatore Santangelo <pappagone2@libero.it>
- This satire film is set in a courthouse in Rome, Italy and features several comic cases heard over the course of a single day.
"La pretura" (The Judge)
On his way to court, lawyer Spianella beats a man to a parking space and then abuses him during an argument. On reaching the courtroom, hastily putting on his black robe over his suit and getting his papers together, Spianella realizes that the man he has antagonized is the judge in charge of his case.
"Sicilliani", Part 1
Two Scicilian buffoons, named Salvatorte and Napoleone, are charged with selling stolen goods. In their "defense" they explain to the judge that no sooner had they received the money they were conned out of it again by a man posing as a government official demanding payment for a street vending license.
"La societa calcistica" (The Football Club)
When negotiating a deal to sell a major league Italian football (soccer) player to the Rome squad, Bolognan football manager Luciano Tabanelli lakes lewd comments to Orazio Taverna, the agent for the Rome bid about a woman he sees from his office window. The woman is in fact Taverna's wife, but rather than remonstrate, Taverna bites his lip in order not to endanger the deal. Things become difficult as Tabanelli obsesses over the woman.
The next day, Tabanelli describes an erotic dream he had about her: he and Taverna were Eskimos and the woman was Taverna's wife. Unable to control his lust he bluntly seduced the woman and then ravished her in Taverna's igloo. He describes another dream the following day: in it he is Fletcher Christian, sitting on the back of the defeated Captain Bligh, 'played' by Taverna, while the woman performs a sexy Tahitian dance for him.
On the third day, Taverna can take it no longer and attacks Tabanelli with a football trophy...
"Suour" (Sisters)
Two nuns who bring a hamper of reconditioned clothes from their convent to sell to a boutique are persuade by the shop owner not to hand over the garments until after a tax official has left the premises. Unfortunately for the honor of the two sisters, this means they are left holding a variety of sexy undergarments they feel obligated to pretend are theirs. When the nuns can take the tax official's snide questions no more, they attack him... and the two nuns are charged with assault and battery
"Medico e fidanzata" (Doctor and the Girlfriend)
Dr. Mario Corti is charged with abuse of his position by Mrs. Ferri, the mother of Liliana, his girlfriend. She maintains that Corti is a sex maniac who first molested her daughter, then seduced her after which he shamelessly proceeded to chase after another woman. In his defense, Corti maintains that it was Liliana who seduced him and that he is in face a nervous fellow easily intimidated by beautiful women.
"Siciliani", Part 2
The two buffoons, Salvatore and Napoleone, return to court charge with yet more offenses. This time it's claimed that they tried to defraud Gustavo Schultz, a wealthy West German tourist, by selling him a genuine Etruscan mummy (when in fact it was Salvatore wrapped up in bandages). When Schultz informs the press, a camera crew arrives at the burial site only to be attacked by Salvatore who escapes from the tomb and runs amok...
"Medico e fidanzata", Part 2
Dr. Corti attends the funeral of his girlfriend's aunt under duress as it clashes with a major football match. When a radio and earpiece, he listens to the game during the funeral procession but his involuntary gasps attracted the attention of there male mourners leading to mounting frenzy and a runaway hearse.
The day ends with the judge adjourning the Corti case and arranging for Corti and his girlfriend to get stuck in the court's broken elevator. As sounds of amorous nature rise from the shaft it becomes clear that the case of Ferri vs. Corti has resolved itself.
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