In a well appointed villa in Bagheria, near Palermo, a couple, Silvio and Leda Pataneo, spend their days attempting to complete a novel, making love, and caring for a citrus grove that the local townfolk want to acquire. All framed against a political backdrop of class and cultural differences.
| Directing | Dacia Maraini | Director |
| Editing | Cleofe Conversi | Editor |
| Writing | Dacia Maraini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alberto Moravia | Novel |
| Camera | Giulio Albonico | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Corrado Farina | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Luigi Filippo Carta | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Edmondo Pisani | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Manlio Rocchetti | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Enrichetta Bronzi | Seamstress |
| Sound | Eraldo Giordani | Sound |
| Sound | Attilio Nicolai | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Anna Mucci | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Enrico Bernabei | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Benedetto Ghiglia | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Giuseppe Rispoli | Executive Producer |