Four lighthearted stories set in the idyllic Italian countryside: an old grouch is befriended by a stray dog; a lonely widow spies on her newly-wed son and daughter-in-law; a German tourist tries to seduce a younger nurse. The fourth segment was cut in the US by its distributor Miramax.
| Directing | Giuseppe Bertolucci | Director |
| Directing | Giuseppe Tornatore | Director |
| Directing | Marco Tullio Giordana | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatrice Bordone | Costume Design |
| Writing | Tonino Guerra | Writer |
| Production | Amedeo Pagani | Producer |
| Production | Giorgio Silvagni | Producer |
| Directing | Francesco Barilli | Director |
| Writing | Giuseppe Tornatore | Adaptation |
| Camera | Tonino Delli Colli | Director of Photography |
| Art | Francesco Bronzi | Production Design |
| Editing | Mario Morra | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Trani | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Franco Lecca | Director of Photography |
| Art | Gianni Silvestri | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Metka Kosak | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierantonio Mecacci | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Fabio Cianchetti | Director of Photography |
| Art | Nello Giorgetti | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariolina Bono | Costume Design |
| Editing | Fiorella Giovanelli | Editor |
| Editing | Sergio Nuti | Editor |
| Camera | Gianni Marras | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Cecilia Zanuso | Editor |
| Art | Anna Fadda | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Fadda | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mario Di Salvio | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Reymond Shone | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Francesco Barilli | Adaptation |
| Writing | Marco Tullio Giordana | Adaptation |
| Writing | Giuseppe Bertolucci | Adaptation |
