Marshal Antonio Carotenuto is sent to Sagliena, an imaginary little village in the center of 1950s Italy, to assume his new mandate. In the village he meets Maria (Frisky) AKA 'la Bersagliera', who is secretly in love with a policeman (Carabiniere) reporting to Antonio. But Paoletta, the priest's niece, also loves him. Things become more complicated when Annarella, the midwife, starts demonstrating her love to Antonio. She is hiding a secret and the Marshal soon will be in a predicament.
Bread, Love and Dreams
When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".