Forced by life, the mother sells the girl Jesomina (Julieta Masina Giulietta Masina) to charlatan Zambano (Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn). In the course of getting along, the girl found that this guy with brute strength did not know how to take care of a woman at all. he only bought her to make her a cow and a horse, acted as a clown during his performance, usually cooked for him and slept with him. Such a rude and insolent fellow gave her the idea of escaping, but she failed several times. While watching a high-altitude tightrope show, Jesomina met Mato (Richard Bashart Richard Basehart), a circus entertainer nicknamed "fool", and learned to play an instrument under his guidance. She was so grateful that she became attached to the man. However, the appearance of Zambano once again broke all her illusions and destroyed her hard-won happiness.
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