Il Grido

After a seven-year relationship with refinery mechanic Aldo, Irma learns that her husband died in Australia. Aldo thinks that this tragedy might be a chance for them to "legitimize" their affair--until Irma tells him she's in love with another man. He tries to make her stay with him, and when his efforts fail he even uses violence, which obliterates any chance that she will stay. Aldo decides to leave town, taking their daughter with him. He wanders endlessly, visiting other towns around the Po valley, emotionally and socially empty. During his journey he meets women who offer him home and love on occasion, but nothing can keep him steady, as the past and his love for Irma shall haunt him forever.