: A queen on a state visit to an African nation accidentally gives a speech meant for a completely different country, oblivious to the reality of the people standing right in front of her.
: Directed by Steno , this segment features the legendary Totò as a man obsessed with "civilizing" the youth. He spends his Sundays kidnapping long-haired "beatniks" just to forcibly give them masculine haircuts, a satirical jab at the older generation's fear of the counterculture. Capriccio all'italiana (1968)
: Directed by Mario Monicelli , it tells the story of a nurse who is horrified to find the children in her care reading "corrupting" modern comics. To save them, she reads them classic fairy tales, unaware that the old-world violence of wolves and ogres is far more traumatizing than any comic book. : A queen on a state visit to
: The final act follows a lawyer's wife who is so consumed by suspicion that she forces him to move his office into their home so she can vet every female client. : Directed by Mario Monicelli , it tells
The film operates like a fever dream of social commentary, where every story serves as a "caprice"—a sudden, unaccountable change of mood or behavior.