: Set in the bustling, poor Forcella district, Adelina avoids prison for selling black-market cigarettes by remaining perpetually pregnant. This segment is praised for its warm "Neapolitan atmosphere" and its satirical look at the legal system.

A wealthy, bored socialite (dressed in Christian Dior) picks up a struggling writer in her Rolls-Royce. Her "love" for him is tested the moment he accidentally dents her precious car. Mara (Rome):