Gino, a wanderer, falls for Giovanna, who married an old man to free herself from a life of suffering and sacrifice. The two plan to run away but Giovanna is not ready for an uncertain future and prefers to let Gino go. Separated, they are unhappy: the memories of the days spent together and the hope, collapsed, to freely live their love torment them. In Ancona, they find each other and they decide to simulate a car accident to get rid of Giovanna's husband. Happiness is a short step from them: the plan works perfectly but the police still have serious suspicions. Giovanna convinces Gino to live in her home, but Gino is invaded by the memory of the man whom he has killed and can't forgive himself nor Giovanna, who tries to reestablish their relationship damaged by circumstances.
Remorse and guilt have the better on Gino, who starts to question Giovanna's emotions for him and accuses her to have used him to take possession of her husband's life insurance. Gino desperately tries to start a new life but he knows he's "tied to her". When Giovanna reveals to be pregnant, Gino spends a night wandering and, the next morning, he's ready to finally live happily with the woman he loves. The life they had taken away, is now given back to them.
While they're running away, towards a new life and far away from the monsters of their past, they run off-track with the car. Giovanna doesn't survive the accident and Gino, reached by the police, is arrested.
This is a tragic film that doesn't allow their protagonists to be happy and puts them in front of higher obstacles that lead them to their own destruction. Gino and Giovanna's love is nothing but their own curse.
Remorse and guilt have the better on Gino, who starts to question Giovanna's emotions for him and accuses her to have used him to take possession of her husband's life insurance. Gino desperately tries to start a new life but he knows he's "tied to her". When Giovanna reveals to be pregnant, Gino spends a night wandering and, the next morning, he's ready to finally live happily with the woman he loves. The life they had taken away, is now given back to them.
While they're running away, towards a new life and far away from the monsters of their past, they run off-track with the car. Giovanna doesn't survive the accident and Gino, reached by the police, is arrested.
This is a tragic film that doesn't allow their protagonists to be happy and puts them in front of higher obstacles that lead them to their own destruction. Gino and Giovanna's love is nothing but their own curse.