IschianoScalo, a village of four houses next to a mosquito-infested swamp, is the place in which two tempestuous love stories are told. One of them is betweenthe young Pietro and Gloria:she is the daughter of a bank manager, he is the son of a psychopathic priest; she is beautiful, sure of herself and a Little arrogant; he is irresolute, a dreamer. But, despite their differences, a strange feeling, which has a curious resemblance to love, emerges between them. The other story is that of GrazianoBiglia, a playboy whos seen better days, and who has now returned to the village after many years where he falls in love with Flora, a lonely and mysterious woman who everyone in the village avoids.