A nasty and sweet comedy about Italy's obsession in the 1950s with being rich as quickly as possible! The successful entrepreneur wants to provide his wife with the "respectable existence" and luxurious lifestyle she has always dreamed of, so he takes on a substantial amount of debt. He is so desperate that he is willing to part with a valuable portion of his body in exchange for a substantial amount of cash. But right before the critically important operation, he had a panic attack...