L'orrore di vivere (1993)

An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.

Two mental patients with opposite personalities ditch their Tuscan hospital and embark on an unpredictable exploration of the real world.

Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.

A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.

The Driver drag-races the Devil, in order to earn James Brown his soul.

Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.

Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men. A woman offers to take an injured man to the hospital. A widowed father and his son seek for a new wife/mother. A man seeks revenge for a woman's honor. A bored housewife tries to explain to her husband that he's not as romantic as he used to be.