Paolo and Maura take their little girl to her grandmother's so they can spend some time together. Maura wants to go to the movies, but Paolo has a surprise for her, and they speed off in the Spider.

At work, Paolo finds himself doing what he used to do in his school days. At home, however, as he and Maura paint the walls of their new home, he sees a Spider convertible in a newspaper ad for the movie, La dolce vita and starts fantasizing.