The story concerns the romance between Carmela and Antonio. The ardor is one-sided at first, but Carmela is a determined young woman, willing to scale and conquer any obstacle in pursuing her heart's desire. Once he's "hooked," Antonio scurries from job to job to prove his financial viability. Faced with the hostility of their parents, Carmela and Antonio symbolically shed themselves of all responsibilities to others in a climactic act of stark-naked bravado. 故事发生在第二次世界大战刚刚结束之际，安东尼奥（温琴佐·穆索利诺 Vincenzo M，usolino 饰）幸运的在前线保住了性命，衣锦还乡，乐观的觉得自己能够找到一份好工作，再迎娶心爱已久的女人卡尔美拉（玛丽娅·菲奥雷 Maria Fiore 饰），就此走上人生的巅峰。哪知道现实是如此的苍白无力，安东尼奥不仅在求职的道路上屡屡遭到拒绝，卡尔美拉的父亲亦拒绝将自己的女儿嫁给他这样一个连工作都没有的男人。 无奈之下，安东尼奥只得开启了自己打零工的职业生涯，他做过小贩、工人、电影院里的跑片员，尽管日子过得辛苦，但他一直没有放弃过娶卡尔美拉的希望。然而，卡尔美拉却怀疑安东尼奥对自己不忠。
