In this romantic story, a couple (Michel Serrault and Virna Lisi) who have been married for over forty years are forced to separate, one to each of their two children's families, when they can no longer pay the rent on their longtime apartment. Absence, in this case, refreshes their memory of the love they have shared, and they take to meeting one another furtively in hotel rooms for sex and affection. One summer, as each of their daughters families takes them on separate vacations, they have had enough, and elope, finding contentment as lighthouse keepers off the coast of Sicily.
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| Directing | Luigi Comencini | Director |
| Writing | Pasquale Festa Campanile | Novel |
| Camera | Armando Nannuzzi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Fiorenzo Carpi | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Sergio Buzi | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paola Comencini | Costume Design |
| Writing | Cristina Comencini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Raffaele Festa Campanile | Screenplay |
| Writing | Luigi Comencini | Screenplay |
| Directing | Maurizio Sciarra | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Raffaele Festa Campanile | Co-Director |
| Production | Gerardo Verrone | Production Manager |
| Production | Michel Nicolini | Production Manager |
| Production | Giulio Lombardo | Production Assistant |
| Art | Paola Comencini | Production Design |
| Production | Fabio Criscuolo | Producer |
| Camera | Roberto Brega | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Nino Cristiani | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Daniele Cimini | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Silvia Giulietti | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Donatella Maiorca | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Gianfranco Cabiddu | Sound |
| Sound | Stefano Savino | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Caterina Barenghi | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Giulio Manfredonia | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Antonio Murru | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iole Cecchini | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Gianfranco Plenizio | Conductor |
| Production | Luigi Patrizi | Producer |