Virginia and Casimiro are both married with children to passionate spouses, while they are shy and devoted to poetry, crying watching "Anna Karenina" on TV. They commute every day from a little town in Lombardy to Milan and during the journeys they meet and fall in love. They suffer from being unable to realize their love without hurting their marriages but they don't know their respective spouses share a hot relationship...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Cochi PonzoniCasimiro Banotti | Casimiro Banotti |
 Jane BirkinVirginia Vismara | Virginia Vismara |
 Aldo MaccioneMichele Vismara | Michele Vismara |
 Catherine SpaakMilena Banotti | Milena Banotti |
 Mario MaranzanaLa Carrubba | La Carrubba |
 Daniele FormicaIl ricattatore | Il ricattatore |
 Clara ColosimoL'infermiera dell'obitorio | L'infermiera dell'obitorio |
 Enrico BeruschiUn collega di Casimiro | Un collega di Casimiro |
| AAnnibale PapettiAmbrogio, l'oste | Ambrogio, l'oste |
 Franca ScagnettiLa chiromante | La chiromante |
 Guido SpadeaIl parroco | Il parroco |
 Renato MoriIl funzionario del PCI | Il funzionario del PCI |
 Maria TedeschiDonna sulla sedia a rotelle | Donna sulla sedia a rotelle |
 Fernando CerulliL'avvocato | L'avvocato |
 Pino PattiIl ferroviere | Il ferroviere |